Analysis of Publication—is the Auction

Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)



Publication—is the Auction
Of the Mind of Man—
Poverty—be justifying
For so foul a thing

Possibly—but We—would rather
From Our Garret go
White—Unto the White Creator—
Than invest—Our Snow—

Thought belong to Him who gave it—
Then—to Him Who bear
Its Corporeal illustration—Sell
The Royal Air—

In the Parcel—Be the Merchant
Of the Heavenly Grace—
But reduce no Human Spirit
To Disgrace of Price—


Scheme XXAA BCBC XDXD XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 0101010 10111 1001100 11101 10011110 110101 11001010 101101 10111111 11111 110101 0101 00101010 101001 10111010 10111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 418
Words 66
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Emily Dickinson

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