This is an analysis of Glory is that bright tragic thing by Emily Dickinson.

Glory is that bright tragic thing
That for an instant…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXbab
  • Stanza lengths: 7,
  • Metre: 10011101 11110 1010 1111 110101 10010 00100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 7