Analysis of Book Of Contemplation - For Woman
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
FOR woman due allowance make!
Form'd of a crooked rib was she,--
By Heaven she could not straightened be.
Attempt to bend her, and she'll break;
If left alone, more crooked grows madam;
What well could be worse, my good friend, Adam?--
For woman due allowance make;
'Twere grievous, if thy rib should break!
| Scheme | A b baccAa |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 11010111 110111101 01110011 1101110110 1111111110 11010101 11011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 308 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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