This is an analysis of The Spider Holds A Silver Ball by Emily Dickinson.

The spider holds a Silver Ball
In unperceived Hands--…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX Xbab cdcd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010101 010001 11010001 010110 110101 010001 01110000 010100 1100101 010001 1100010001 010001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12