This is an analysis of I Died For Beauty But Was Scarce by Emily Dickinson.

I died for beauty but was scarce
Adjusted in the tomb,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abcb ddcd Xeae
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110111 010001 11111111 010101 11010111 110101 11110111 1101011 11110101 110101 01011111 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Repeated words/phrases

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