Inconceivably solemn!

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Inconceivably solemn!
Things go gay
Pierce—by the very Press
Of Imagery—

Their far Parades—order on the eye
With a mute Pomp—
A pleading Pageantry—

Flags, are a brave sight—
But no true Eye
Ever went by One—
Steadily—

Music's triumphant—
But the fine Ear
Winces with delight
Are Drums too near—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXA BXA CBXA XXCX
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 308
Words 53
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 4, 4

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