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 |
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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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