Just Lost, When I Was Saved! by Emily Dickinson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Just Lost, When I Was Saved! that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abcXaa ddXed bbaX cXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,5,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 111111 110111 111101100100 1111 110101 1101010101 11110111 11000101 1101010100 1101000101 0101 1101 110101 1101 100001100 11010 101010 110100 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; just is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words just, some, next are repeated.

    The author used the same word next at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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