Analysis of The Rule Of Life
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
IF thou wouldst live unruffled by care,
Let not the past torment thee e'er;
As little as possible be thou annoy'd,
And let the present be ever enjoy'd;
Ne'er let thy breast with hate be supplied,
And to God the future confide.
| Scheme | ABCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101011 11011110 11011001101 0101011001 111111101 01101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 229 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 175 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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