The name—of it—is "Autumn"

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



The name—of it—is "Autumn"—
The hue—of it—is Blood—
An Artery—upon the Hill—
A Vein—along the Road—

Great Globules—in the Alleys—
And Oh, the Shower of Stain—
When Winds—upset the Basin—
And spill the Scarlet Rain—

It sprinkles Bonnets—far below—
It gathers ruddy Pools—
Then—eddies like a Rose—away—
Upon Vermilion Wheels—

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XAXA XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 366
Words 52
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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