Analysis of A Symbol
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
THE mason's trade Observe them well,
Resembles life, And watch them revealing
With all its strife,-- How solemn feeling
Is like the stir made And wonderment swell
By man on earth's face. The hearts of the brave.
Though weal and woe The voice of the blest,
The future may hide, And of spirits on high
Unterrified Seems loudly to cry:
We onward go "To do what is best,
In ne'er changing race. Unceasing endeavour!
A veil of dread "In silence eterne
Hangs heavier still. Here chaplets are twin'd,
Deep slumbers fill That each noble mind
The stars over-head, Its guerdon may earn.--
And the foot-trodden grave. Then hope ye for ever!"
Scheme | A B BA X C D DC E F G GF E |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 01010111 0101011010 111111010 1101101001 1111101101 110101101 01011011011 111011 110111111 01101010010 01110101 110011111 11111101 011011111 001101111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 830 |
Words | 116 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 21 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 15, 2023
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