Analysis of To The Chosen One
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
HAND in hand! and lip to lip!
Oh, be faithful, maiden dear!
Fare thee well! thy lover's ship
Past full many a rock must steers
But should he the haven see,
When the storm has ceased to break,
And be happy, reft of thee,--
May the Gods fierce vengeance take!
Boldly dared is well nigh won!
Half my task is solved aright;
Ev'ry star's to me a sun,
Only cowards deem it night.
Stood I idly by thy side,
Sorrow still would sadden me;
But when seas our paths divide,
Gladly toil I,--toil for thee!
Now the valley I perceive,
Where together we will go,
And the streamlet watch each eve,
Gliding peacefully below
Oh, the poplars on yon spot!
Oh, the beech trees in yon grove!
And behind we'll build a cot,
Where to taste the joys of love!
Scheme | A XA XB CB C D ED EE BE B F GF GE XE X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010111 1110101 1111101 11100111 1110101 1011111 0110111 1011101 1011111 111111 111101 1010111 1110111 1011101 11110101 1011111 1010101 1010111 001111 1010001 101111 1011011 0011101 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 716 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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