This is an analysis of I Read My Sentence—steadily by Emily Dickinson.

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I read my sentence—steadily—…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X abXbccXcaaXbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 1,14,
  • Metre: 1 11110100 010011 01111101 001001 01110001 110101 1101100101 010101 1111010000100 11010110010100 1111010 110011 01110101 110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 15