Analysis of The Judge is like the Owl
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Judge is like the Owl—
I've heard my Father tell—
And Owls do build in Oaks—
So here's an Amber Sill—
That slanted in my Path—
When going to the Barn—
And if it serve You for a House—
Itself is not in vain—
About the price—'tis small—
I only ask a Tune
At Midnight—Let the Owl select
His favorite Refrain.
| Scheme | XXXX XXXA XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011101 111101 011101 111101 110011 110101 01111101 011101 010111 110101 1110101 110001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 328 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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