Analysis of Maiden Wishes
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
WHAT pleasure to me
A bridegroom would be!
When married we are,
They call us mamma.
No need then to sew,
To school we ne'er go;
Command uncontroll'd,
Have maids, whom to scold;
Choose clothes at our ease,
Of what tradesmen we please;
Walk freely about,
And go to each rout,
And unrestrained are
By papa or mamma.
| Scheme | AABCDDEEFFGGBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011 0111 11011 11110 11111 11111 0101 11111 111101 111011 11001 01111 0011 110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 307 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 240 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 58 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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