Analysis of You know that Portrait in the Moon

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



You know that Portrait in the Moon—
So tell me who 'tis like—
The very Brow—the stooping eyes—
A fog for—Say—Whose Sake?

The very Pattern of the Cheek—
It varies—in the Chin—
But—Ishmael—since we met—'tis long—
And fashions—intervene—

When Moon's at full—'Tis Thou—I say—
My lips just hold the name—
When crescent—Thou art worn—I note—
But—there—the Golden Same—

And when—Some Night—Bold—slashing Clouds
Cut Thee away from Me—
That's easier—than the other film
That glazes Holiday—


Scheme XXXX XXXX ABXB XXXA
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 11110001 111111 01010101 011111 01010101 110001 11011111 01001 11111111 111101 11011111 110101 01111101 110111 110010101 11010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 536
Words 77
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 19
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 17, 2023

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