This is an analysis of I Held A Jewel In My Fingers by Emily Dickinson.

I held a Jewel in my fingers—
And went to sleep—…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX abXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 110100110 1101 011111010 1111 111111010 0111 111100010 0111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

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