If He were living—dare I ask
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
If He were living—dare I ask—
And how if He be dead—
And so around the Words I went—
Of meeting them—afraid—
I hinted Changes—Lapse of Time—
The Surfaces of Years—
I touched with Caution—lest they crack—
And show me to my fears—
Reverted to adjoining Lives—
Adroitly turning out
Wherever I suspected Graves—
'Twas prudenter—I thought—
And He—I pushed—with sudden force—
In face of the Suspense—
"Was buried"—"Buried"! "He!"
My Life just holds the Trench—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX XAXA XXXX XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 491 |
Words | 79 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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