This is an analysis of the poem Is It True, Dear Sue? that begins with:
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Is it true, dear Sue?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: X aabbccXXXXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,11,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 00111 111 110101 110101 011111 00101 111001 11110 1111 0100010 1111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; him is repeated.
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More information about poems by Emily Dickinson
- Analysis of I Cannot Live With You (No. 640)
- Analysis of Good Morning—midnight
- Analysis of Teach Him—when He Makes The Names
