Analysis of The Spirit's Salute
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
THE hero's noble shade stands high
On yonder turret grey;
And as the ship is sailing by,
He speeds it on his way.
"See with what strength these sinews thrill'd!
This heart, how firm and wild!
These bones, what knightly marrow fill'd!
This cup, how bright it smil'd!
"Half of my life I strove and fought,
And half I calmly pass'd;
And thou, oh ship with beings fraught,
Sail safely to the last!"
| Scheme | A BA B C DC D E FE F |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010111 110101 01011101 111111 1111111 111101 11110101 111111 11111101 011101 01111101 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 391 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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