Analysis of Minstrel's Book - Song And Structure
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
LET the Greek his plastic clay
Mould in human fashion,
While his own creation may
Wake his glowing passion;
But it is our joy to court
Great Euphrates' torrent,
Here and there at will to sport
In the Wat'ry current.
Quench'd I thus my spirit's flame,
Songs had soon resounded;
Water drawn by bards whose fame
Pure is, may be rounded.
| Scheme | A BA B C DC D E CE X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011101 101010 1110101 111010 11110111 101010 1011111 00110 1111101 1111 1011111 111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 330 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 29 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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