Analysis of The Christmas-Box
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
THIS box, mine own sweet darling, thou wilt find
With many a varied sweetmeat's form supplied;
The fruits are they of holy Christmas tide,
But baked indeed, for children's use design'd.
I'd fain, in speeches sweet with skill combin'd,
Poetic sweetmeats for the feast provide;
But why in such frivolities confide?
Perish the thought, with flattery to blind!
One sweet thing there is still, that from within,
Within us speaks,--that may be felt afar;
This may be wafted o'er to thee alone.
If thou a recollection fond canst win,
As if with pleasure gleam'd each well-known star,
The smallest gift thou never wilt disown.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110111 1100101101 0111110101 1101110101 1101011101 010110101 1101101 1001110011 1111111101 0111111101 11110101101 110010111 1111011111 0101110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 613 |
Words | 107 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 485 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 104 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
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