Analysis of Faith
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see—
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.
Scheme | ABCB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Ballad stanza Quatrain Simple 4-line |
Metre | 1101010 110011 110110 010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 103 |
Words | 18 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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