Analysis of A Dirge
"Mein Herz, mein Herz ist traurig
Doch lustig leuchtet der Mai"
There's May amid the meadows,
There's May amid the trees;
Her May-time note the cuckoo
Sends forth upon the breeze.
Above the rippling river
May swallows skim and dart;
November and December
Keep watch within my heart.
The spring breathes in the breezes,
The woods with wood-notes ring,
And all the budding hedgerows
Are fragrant of the spring.
In secret, silent places
The live green things upstart;
Ice-bound, ice-crown'd dwells winter
For ever in my heart.
Upon the bridge I linger,
Near where the lime-trees grow;
Above, swart birds are circling,
Beneath, the stream runs slow.
A stripling and a maiden
Come wand'ring up the way;
His eyes are glad with springtime,
Her face is fair with May.
Of warmth the sun and sweetness
All nature takes a part;
The ice of all the ages
Weighs down upon my heart.
Scheme | AX BCAC DEDE XABA FEDE DGAG XHXH XEFE |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (37%) |
Metre | 111111 110111 110101 110101 011101 110101 01010010 110101 0100010 110111 0110010 011111 010101 110101 0101010 01111 1111110 110011 0101110 110111 01111100 010111 0100010 111101 111111 011111 1101010 110101 0111010 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 846 |
Words | 153 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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