What I see not, I better see
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
What I see not, I better see—
Through Faith—my Hazel Eye
Has periods of shutting—
But, No lid has Memory—
For frequent, all my sense obscured
I equally behold
As someone held a light unto
The Features so beloved—-
And I arise—and in my Dream—
Do Thee distinguished Grace—
Till jealous Daylight interrupt—
And mar thy perfectness—
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXA XXXX XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 346 |
Words | 59 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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