Analysis of The Truth—is stirless
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Truth—is stirless—
Other force—may be presumed to move—
This—then—is best for confidence—
When oldest Cedars swerve—
And Oaks untwist their fists—
And Mountains—feeble—lean—
How excellent a Body, that
Stands without a Bone—
How vigorous a Force
That holds without a Prop—
Truth stays Herself—and every man
That trusts Her—boldly up—
| Scheme | AXAX AXXX AXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 101110111 11111100 110101 01111 010101 11000101 10101 110001 110101 110101001 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 367 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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