Analysis of Light And Warmth
Friedrich Schiller 1759 (Marbach am Neckar) – 1805 (Weimar)
In cheerful faith that fears no ill
The good man doth the world begin;
And dreams that all without shall still
Reflect the trusting soul within.
Warm with the noble vows of youth,
Hallowing his true arm to the truth;
Yet is the littleness of all
So soon to sad experience shown,
That crowds but teach him to recall
And centre thought on self alone;
Till love, no more, emotion knows,
And the heart freezes to repose.
Alas! though truth may light bestow,
Not always warmth the beams impart,
Blest he who gains the boon to know,
Nor buys the knowledge with the heart.
For warmth and light a blessing both to be,
Feel as the enthusiast--as the world-wise see.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEFF GHGHII |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011111 01110101 01110111 01010101 11010111 1111101 110111 111101001 1111111 01011101 11110101 00110101 01111101 1110101 11110111 11010101 1101010111 11001010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 727 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 172 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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