Analysis of The Misanthrope
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
AT first awhile sits he,
With calm, unruffled brow;
His features then I see,
Distorted hideously,--
An owl's they might be now.
What is it, askest thou?
Is't love, or is't ennui?
'Tis both at once, I vow.
| Scheme | A BAA B BA B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111 110101 110111 0101000 111111 11111 111111010 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 205 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 3, 1, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 30 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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