Analysis of I think the longest Hour of all

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



I think the longest Hour of all
Is when the Cars have come—
And we are waiting for the Coach—
It seems as though the Time

Indignant—that the Joy was come—
Did block the Gilded Hands—
And would not let the Seconds by—
But slowest instant—ends—

The Pendulum begins to count—
Like little Scholars—loud—
The steps grow thicker—in the Hall—
The Heart begins to crowd—

Then I—my timid service done—
Tho' service 'twas, of Love—
Take up my little Violin—
And further North—remove.


Scheme ABXX BXXX XCAC XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (25%)
Metre 110101011 110111 01110101 111101 01010111 110101 01110101 110101 01000111 110101 01110001 010111 11110101 110111 11110001 010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 504
Words 85
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) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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