Analysis of This—is the land—the Sunset washes
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
This—is the land—the Sunset washes—
These—are the Banks of the Yellow Sea—
Where it rose—or whither it rushes—
These—are the Western Mystery!
Night after Night
Her purple traffic
Strews the landing with Opal Bales—
Merchantmen—poise upon Horizons—
Dip—and vanish like Orioles!
| Scheme | XAXA XXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010110 110110101 111110110 11010100 1101 01010 10101101 100101010 1010110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 300 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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