This is an analysis of A Shady Friend For Torrid Days by Emily Dickinson.

A shady friend for torrid days
Is easier to find…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XXbX baXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01011101 010001 110101000 1101001 01010001 110101 0101110 110100 1001010 1001001 01000101 1100011
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12