Analysis of Restless Love
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
THROUGH rain, through snow,
Through tempest go!
'Mongst streaming caves,
O'er misty waves,
On, on! still on!
Peace, rest have flown!
Sooner through sadness
I'd wish to be slain,
Than all the gladness
Of life to sustain
All the fond yearning
That heart feels for heart,
Only seems burning
To make them both smart.
How shall I fly?
Forestwards hie?
Vain were all strife!
Bright crown of life.
Turbulent bliss,--
Love, thou art this!
| Scheme | AABBXX X CB CD ED E XXFFGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 1111 1101 1101 10101 1111 1111 10110 11111 1101 11101 10110 11111 10110 11111 1111 11 1011 1111 1001 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 419 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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