Analysis of The Pariah - The Pariah's Thanks

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



MIGHTY Brama, now I'll bless thee!

'Tis from thee that worlds proceed!
As my ruler I confess thee,

For of all thou takest heed.

All thy thousand ears thou keepest

Open to each child of earth;
We, 'mongst mortals sunk the deepest,

Have from thee received new birth.

Bear in mind the woman's story,

Who, through grief, divine became;
Now I'll wait to view His glory,

Who omnipotence can claim.


Scheme A BA B B CX C A DA D
Poetic Form
Metre 1011111 1111101 11101011 111111 1110111 1011111 11101010 1110111 10101010 1110101 11111110 1010011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 388
Words 72
Sentences 6
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 34
Words per stanza (avg) 8
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 23, 2023

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