Two Worlds
It makes no difference abroad,The seasons fit the same,The mornings blossom into noons,And split their pods of flame.
Wild-flowers kindle in the woods,The brooks brag all the day;No blackbird bates his jargoningFor passing Calvary.
Auto-da-fe and judgmentAre nothing to the bee;His separation from his roseTo him seems misery.
Words in this poem
- calvary n.
- The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill outside of Jerusalem. Luke xxiii. 33. [L. calvaria a bare skull, fr. calva the scalp without hair. fr. calvus bald; cf. F. calvaire.]
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Two Worlds is in the public domain. This text is taken from Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete, Project Gutenberg ebook #12242; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Emily Dickinson, Two Worlds, in Poems (1890–1896), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #12242, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/dickinson-poems/two-worlds.html, id L03610.
Form and metre
Two Worlds is 12 lines in 3 stanzas of 4 lines each. The metre is common measure, measured from the stress the words themselves fix (confidence 87%). 84% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 6.7 syllables. 4 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 25% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
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Rhyme words, stanza by stanza
The word that ends each line, lettered by the rhyme it makes; a dash is a line whose rhyme the dictionary could not confirm.
- 1 -A-A abroad · sameA · noons · flameA
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against common measure. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| It makes no difference abroad, | 8 | ···/˘˘˘/ |
| The seasons fit the same, | 6 | ·/˘··· |
| The mornings blossom into noons, | 8 | ·/˘/˘··· |
| And split their pods of flame. | 6 | ······ |
| Wild-flowers kindle in the woods, | 8 | ·/˘/˘··· |
| The brooks brag all the day; | 6 | ······ |
| No blackbird bates his jargoning | 8 | ·/˘··/˘˘ |
| For passing Calvary. | 6 | ·/˘/˘˘ |
| Auto-da-fe and judgment | 7 | /˘···/˘ |
| Are nothing to the bee; | 6 | ·/˘··· |
| His separation from his rose | 8 | ··˘/˘··· |
| To him seems misery. | 6 | ···/˘˘ |
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