Analysis of Like And Like
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
A FAIR bell-flower
Sprang tip from the ground;
And early its fragrance
It shed all around;
A bee came thither
And sipp'd from its bell;
That they for each other
Were made, we see well.
| Scheme | A BX BA CA C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110 11101 010110 11101 0111 01111 111110 01111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 185 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 29 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 17, 2023
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