This is an analysis of Should You But Fail At—sea by Emily Dickinson.

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X aaaabbX
  • Stanza lengths: 1,7,
  • Metre: 1 111111 0101 111 1101 11110101 1011 011110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8