Analysis of Three Palinodias - 01
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
"Incense is hut a tribute for the gods,--
To mortals 'tis but poison."
THE smoke that from thine altar blows,
Can it the gods offend?
For I observe thou hold'st thy nose--
Pray what does this portend?
Mankind deem incense to excel
Each other earthly thing,
So he that cannot bear its smell,
No incense e'er should bring.
With unmoved face by thee at least
To dolls is homage given;
If not obstructed by the priest,
The scent mounts up to heaven.
Scheme | XA B CB CD ED E F AF A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111010101 1101110 01111101 110101 110111111 111101 11101101 110101 11110111 1011011 10111111 1111010 11010101 0111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 440 |
Words | 86 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 38 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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