Analysis of It knew no lapse, nor Diminuation



It knew no lapse, nor Diminuation—
But large—serene—
Burned on—until through Dissolution—
It failed from Men—

I could not deem these Planetary forces
Annulled—
But suffered an Exchange of Territory—
Or World—


Scheme AAAA XXXX
Poetic Form ~Rispetto 
Metre 111111 1101 11011010 1111 1111110010 10 1101011100 11
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 227
Words 34
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. more…

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