Analysis of It always felt to me—a wrong
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
It always felt to me—a wrong
To that Old Moses—done—
To let him see—the Canaan—
Without the entering—
And tho' in soberer moments—
No Moses there can be
I'm satisfied—the Romance
In point of injury—
Surpasses sharper stated—
Of Stephen—or of Paul—
For these—were only put to death—
While God's adroiter will
On Moses—seemed to fasten
With tantalizing Play
As Boy—should deal with lesser Boy—
To prove ability.
The fault—was doubtless Israel's—
Myself—had banned the Tribes—
And ushered Grand Old Moses
In Pentateuchal Robes
Upon the Broad Possession
'Twas little—But titled Him—to see—
Old Man on Nebo! Late as this—
My justice bleeds—for Thee!
Scheme | XAAX XBXB XXXX AXXB XXXX ABXB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
Metre | 1111101 111101 1111010 010100 010110 110111 110001 011100 0101010 110111 11010111 1111 1101110 11001 11111101 110100 0111010 11101 0101110 011 0101010 110110111 1111111 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 681 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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