Analysis of Proximity
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
I KNOW not, wherefore, dearest love,
Thou often art so strange and coy
When 'mongst man's busy haunts we move,
Thy coldness puts to flight my joy.
But soon as night and silence round us reign,
I know thee by thy kisses sweet again!
| Scheme | X AX AXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101 11011101 11110111 11011111 1111010111 1111110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 234 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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