Analysis of Presence
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
ALL things give token of thee!
As soon as the bright sun is shining,
Thou too wilt follow, I trust.
When in the garden thou walk'st,
Thou then art the rose of all roses,
Lily of lilies as well.
When thou dost move in the dance,
Then each constellation moves also;
With thee and round thee they move.
Night! oh, what bliss were the night!
For then thou o'ershadow'st the lustre,
Dazzling and fair, of the moon.
Dazzling and beauteous art thou,
And flowers, and moon, and the planets
Homage pay, Sun, but to thee.
Sun! to me also be thou
Creator of days bright and glorious;
Life and Eternity this!
Scheme | AXX XXX XXX XXX BXA BXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011 111011110 1111011 10010111 111011110 1011011 1111001 11010110 1101111 1111001 1111010 10001101 1000111 010010010 1011111 1111011 0101110100 1001001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 587 |
Words | 113 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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