Analysis of Perfection

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



My brother, let us go more silent!

The streets darken placidly.

In the distance flags probably gleam and wave,

However, brother, let us be alone -

And rest looking at heaven,

Softly and wholly prepared in the heart,

And oblivious to past deed.

My brother, see, the world is wide!

Outdoors the wind plays with clouds,

They come like us, from somewhere.

Let us be like the flowers are,

So poor, my brother, so beautiful and glad!


Scheme X X X X X X X X X X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 110111110 0110100 00101100101 101011101 0110110 1001001001 00100111 11010111 1101111 111111 11110101 11110110001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 424
Words 79
Sentences 7
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 28
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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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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