This is an analysis of To the bright east she flies, by Emily Dickinson.

To the bright east she flies,
Brothers of Paradise…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaabXaabaab
  • Stanza lengths: 13,
  • Metre: 001111 100101 0101 010101 110101 0101 100110 100111 1111 110101 110101 1011
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 12