Analysis of The Soul unto itself (683)



The Soul unto itself
Is an imperial friend --
Or the most agonizing Spy --
An Enemy -- could send --

Secure against its own --
No treason it can fear --
Itself -- its Sovereign -- of itself
The Soul should stand in Awe --


Scheme ABXB XXAX
Poetic Form Rispetto 
Metre 011001 1101001 10110001 110011 010111 110111 01110101 011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 226
Words 48
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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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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