Analysis of Zugspitze



Come, Germany!
Come to your crowning glory!
I have adventure to offer on my flanks
And unsurpassed views of your home.
By foot or by cable, I will swell your breast with pride
                         and the freshest air you will ever breathe.
Oh, I know I’m no Everest,
and even the humble Rockies stretch beyond me.
But look! I alone am yours!
So follow your grandparents’ footsteps,
and inspire your grandchildren to follow yours
For while my eons are finite
your days are as well.


Scheme AABCDEFAGHGIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 1100 1111010 11010110111 0011111 1111101111111 0010111101 11111100 010010101011 1110111 1101101 0011101101 1111011 11111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 477
Words 84
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 362
Words per stanza (avg) 84
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Submitted by KevinMarston on June 02, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Kevin Marston

I've been teaching English in Warsaw for more than 17 years, but now doing translation, proofreading and online writing (Wattpad, Scribd and Medium). I actually submitted these poems more than 19 years ago on the old-old poetry.com website; it's great to see them come to light again! more…

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