Analysis of There is a flower that Bees prefer
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
There is a flower that Bees prefer—
And Butterflies—desire—
To gain the Purple Democrat
The Humming Bird—aspire—
And Whatsoever Insect pass—
A Honey bear away
Proportioned to his several dearth
And her—capacity—
Her face be rounder than the Moon
And ruddier than the Gown
Or Orchis in the Pasture—
Or Rhododendron—worn—
She doth not wait for June—
Before the World be Green—
Her sturdy little Countenance
Against the Wind—be seen—
Contending with the Grass—
Near Kinsman to Herself—
For Privilege of Sod and Sun—
Sweet Litigants for Life—
And when the Hills be full—
And newer fashions blow—
Doth not retract a single spice
For pang of jealousy—
Her Public—be the Noon—
Her Providence—the Sun—
Her Progress—by the Bee—proclaimed—
In sovereign—Swerveless Tune—
The Bravest—of the Host—
Surrendering—the last—
Nor even of Defeat—aware—
What cancelled by the Frost—
Scheme | AAXX BXXC DXAX DEXE BXFX XXXC DFXD XXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101101 010010 1101010 010101 001011 010101 01011101 000100 01110101 01101 110010 10101 111111 010111 01010100 010111 010101 11101 1101101 110011 010111 010101 11010101 111100 010101 010001 0110101 01011 010101 010001 11010101 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 915 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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