Analysis of 'Twas a long Parting—but the time
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
'Twas a long Parting—but the time
For Interview—had Come—
Before the Judgment Seat of God—
The last—and second time
These Fleshless Lovers met—
A Heaven in a Gaze—
A Heaven of Heavens—the Privilege
Of one another's Eyes—
No Lifetime—on Them—
Appareled as the new
Unborn—except They had beheld—
Born infiniter—now—
Was Bridal—e'er like This?
A Paradise—the Host—
And Cherubim—and Seraphim—
The unobtrusive Guest—
Scheme | AXBA XXXX XXBX XXAX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110101 11011 01010111 010101 11101 010001 010110010 110101 1111 1101 1101111 111 1101011 01001 0101 00101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 446 |
Words | 65 |
Sentences | 2 |
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) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 17, 2023
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