Analysis of A first Mute Coming
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
A first Mute Coming—
In the Stranger's House—
A first fair Going—
When the Bells rejoice—
A first Exchange—of
What hath mingled—been—
For Lot—exhibited to
Faith—alone—
| Scheme | AXAX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110 00101 01110 10101 01011 11101 1101001 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 188 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 66 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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