Analysis of If those I loved were lost
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
If those I loved were lost
The Crier's voice would tell me—
If those I loved were found
The bells of Ghent would ring—
Did those I loved repose
The Daisy would impel me.
Philip—when bewildered
Bore his riddle in!
| Scheme | XAXX XAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 011111 111101 011111 111101 0101011 101010 11100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 219 |
| Words | 42 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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