Analysis of You know that Portrait in the Moon
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
You know that Portrait in the Moon—
So tell me who 'tis like—
The very Brow—the stooping eyes—
A fog for—Say—Whose Sake?
The very Pattern of the Cheek—
It varies—in the Chin—
But—Ishmael—since we met—'tis long—
And fashions—intervene—
When Moon's at full—'Tis Thou—I say—
My lips just hold the name—
When crescent—Thou art worn—I note—
But—there—the Golden Same—
And when—Some Night—Bold—slashing Clouds
Cut Thee away from Me—
That's easier—than the other film
That glazes Holiday—
Scheme | XXXX XXXX ABXB XXXA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 11110001 111111 01010101 011111 01010101 110001 11011111 01001 11111111 111101 11011111 110101 01111101 110111 110010101 11010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 536 |
Words | 77 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 17, 2023
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