Analysis of It ceased to hurt me, though so slow

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



It ceased to hurt me, though so slow
I could not feel the Anguish go—
But only knew by looking back—
That something—had benumbed the Track—

Nor when it altered, I could say,
For I had worn it, every day,
As constant as the Childish frock—
I hung upon the Peg, at night.

But not the Grief—that nestled close
As needles—ladies softly press
To Cushions Cheeks—
To keep their place—

Nor what consoled it, I could trace—
Except, whereas 'twas Wilderness—
It's better—almost Peace—


Scheme AABB CCXX XXXD DXX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11111111 11110101 11011101 1101101 11110111 111111001 11010101 11010111 11011101 11010101 1101 1111 11011111 01011100 11011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 495
Words 86
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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