The Mountain sat upon the Plain
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
The Mountain sat upon the Plain
In his tremendous Chair—
His observation omnifold,
His inquest, everywhere—
The Seasons played around his knees
Like Children round a sire—
Grandfather of the Days is He
Of Dawn, the Ancestor—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 233 |
Words | 39 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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