Analysis of Deliriums

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



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Dark interpretation of the water: forehead in the mouth of the night,

Sighing in black pillows the rosy shadow of man,

Redness of autumn, the rustle of the maple in the old park,

Chamber concerts which fade on decayed stairs.

The black excrement, which runs off the roofs.

A red finger dips into your forehead

Blue snow sinks in the attic,

The deceased mirror of lovers.


Scheme X X X X X X X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 110 10010101010001101 100110010111 1011001010100011 1010111011 0110011101 0110101110 1110010 00110110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 387
Words 73
Sentences 4
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 34
Words per stanza (avg) 8
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Georg Trakl

Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. more…

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