This is an analysis of A Word dropped careless on a Page by Emily Dickinson.

A Word dropped careless on a Page
May stimulate an eye…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bXbX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 01110101 110111 110001001 010101 01000101 110101 11000100 000100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8