Analysis of The Malay—took the Pearl
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Malay—took the Pearl—
Not—I—the Earl—
I—feared the Sea—too much
Unsanctified—to touch—
Praying that I might be
Worthy—the Destiny—
The Swarthy fellow swam—
And bore my Jewel—Home—
Home to the Hut! What lot
Had I—the Jewel—got—
Borne on a Dusky Breasty—
I had not deemed a Vest
Of Amber—fit—
The Negro never knew
I—wooed it—too—
To gain, or be undone—
Alike to Him—One—
Scheme | AABB CCXX DDDXX EEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101 1101 110111 111 101111 100100 010101 011101 110111 110101 11011 111101 1101 010101 1111 111101 01111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 416 |
Words | 65 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5, 4 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 71 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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