Analysis of Finnish Song

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)



IF the loved one, the well-known one,
Should return as he departed,
On his lips would ring my kisses,
Though the wolf's blood might have dyed them;
And a hearty grasp I'd give him,
Though his finger-ends were serpents.

Wind! Oh, if thou hadst but reason,
Word for word in turns thou'dst carry,
E'en though some perchance might perish
'Tween two lovers so far distant.

All choice morsels I'd dispense with,
Table-flesh of priests neglect too,
Sooner than renounce my lover,
Whom, in Summer having vanquish'd,
I in Winter tamed still longer.


Scheme AXXXXX AXXX XXBXB
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 10110111 10111010 11111110 10111111 00101111 11101010 11111110 11101110 111101110 11101110 11101011 10111011 10101110 10101010 10101110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 533
Words 94
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 4, 5
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 140
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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