Analysis of One Crucifixion is recorded—only
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
One Crucifixion is recorded—only—
How many be
Is not affirmed of Mathematics—
Or History—
One Calvary—exhibited to Stranger—
As many be
As persons—or Peninsulas—
Gethsemane—
Is but a Province—in the Being's Centre—
Judea—
For Journey—or Crusade's Achieving—
Too near—
Our Lord—indeed—made Compound Witness—
And yet—
There's newer—nearer Crucifixion
Than That—
| Scheme | AABA CABD CXXX XXDX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010101010 1101 11011010 1100 11000100110 1101 11011 1 11010001010 010 11011010 11 1010111010 01 11010010 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 394 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 02, 2023
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