Analysis of The Heathrose
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
ONCE a boy a Rosebud spied,
Heathrose fair and tender,
All array'd in youthful pride,--
Quickly to the spot he hied,
Ravished by her splendour.
Rosebud, rosebud, rosebud red,
Heathrose fair and tender!
Said the boy, "I'll now pick thee,
Heathrose fair and tender!"
Said the rosebud, "I'll prick thee,
So that thou'lt remember me,
Ne'er will I surrender!"
Rosebud, rosebud, rosebud red,
Heathrose fair and tender!
Now the cruel boy must pick
Heathrose fair and tender;
Rosebud did her best to prick,--
Vain 'twas 'gainst her fate to kick--
She must needs surrender.
Rosebud, rosebud, rosebud red,
Heathrose fair and tender!
| Scheme | a Baa bC B d Bdd bC B e Bee bC B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010101 11010 1010101 1010111 1101 1010101 11010 1011111 11010 1010111 1110101 111010 1010101 11010 1010111 11010 1010111 1110111 111010 1010101 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 610 |
| Words | 108 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 12 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1, 1, 3, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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