Analysis of From
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
EV'RY youth for love's sweet portion sighs,
Ev'ry maiden sighs to win man's love;
Why, alas! should bitter pain arise
From the noblest passion that we prove?
Thou, kind soul, bewailest, lov'st him well,
From disgrace his memory's saved by thee;
Lo, his spirit signs from out its cell:
BE A MAN, NOR SEEK TO FOLLOW ME.
| Scheme | A XA X B CB C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 11011111 101110101 101010111 1111111 10111111 111011111 101111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 318 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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