Analysis of Pigmy seraphs—gone astray
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
Pigmy seraphs—gone astray—
Velvet people from Vevay—
Balles from some lost summer day—
Bees exclusive Coterie—
Paris could not lay the fold
Belted down with Emerald—
Venice could not show a check
Of a tint so lustrous meek—
Never such an Ambuscade
As of briar and leaf displayed
For my little damask maid—
I had rather wear her grace
Than an Earl's distinguished face—
I had rather dwell like her
Than be "Duke of Exeter"—
Royalty enough for me
To subdue the Bumblebee.
| Scheme | AAABCXXXCDD EEFFBX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101101 1010110 1111101 1010100 1011101 101110 1011101 1011101 10111 11100101 1110101 1110101 1110101 1110110 1111100 1000111 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 481 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 21, 2023
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