Analysis of Heaven Has Shed A Tear
Friedrich Rückert 1788 (Schweinfurt) – 1866 (Coburg)
Heaven has shed a tear
that meant to lose itself in the sea;
but the mussel came and locked it in:
you shall now be my pearl.
You should not fear the waves;
I will carry you peacefully through.
O you my pain, you my joy,
you tear of heaven in my bosom!
Heaven grant that with a pure soul
I may guard the purest of your drops.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 101101 111101001 101010110 111111 111101 111011001 1111111 111100110 10111011 111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 338 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 249 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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