Analysis of The Fingers of the Light
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Fingers of the Light
Tapped soft upon the Town
With "I am great and cannot wait
So therefore let me in."
"You're soon," the Town replied,
"My Faces are asleep—
But swear, and I will let you by,
You will not wake them up."
The easy Guest complied
But once within the Town
The transport of His Countenance
Awakened Maid and Man
The Neighbor in the Pool
Upon His Hip elate
Made loud obeisance and the Gnat
Held up His Cup for Light.
| Scheme | ABCX DXXX DBXX XCXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010101 110101 11110101 11110 110101 110101 11011111 111111 010101 110101 00111100 010101 010001 011101 111001 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 89 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 15, 2023
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