Analysis of The Zeroes—taught us—Phosphorous
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Zeroes—taught us—Phosphorous—
We learned to like the Fire
By playing Glaciers—when a Boy—
And Tinder—guessed—by power
Of Opposite—to balance Odd—
If White—a Red—must be!
Paralysis—our Primer—dumb—
Unto Vitality!
| Scheme | ABCBDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01011100 1111010 11010101 0101110 11001101 110111 010010101 100100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 244 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 171 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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