Analysis of The Outer—from the Inner
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Outer—from the Inner
Derives its Magnitude—
'Tis Duke, or Dwarf, according
As is the Central Mood—
The fine—unvarying Axis
That regulates the Wheel—
Though Spokes—spin—more conspicuous
And fling a dust—the while.
The Inner—paints the Outer—
The Brush without the Hand—
Its Picture publishes—precise—
As is the inner Brand—
On fine—Arterial Canvas—
A Cheek—perchance a Brow—
The Star's whole Secret—in the Lake—
Eyes were not meant to know.
Scheme | ABXB CXCX ADXD CXXX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 0101010 01110 1111010 110101 01110 11001 11110100 010101 0101010 010101 11010001 110101 11010010 010101 01110001 101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 70 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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