Analysis of Remnant

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



O spiritual reunion

In old autumn.

Defoliated by the garden fence,

A great pain melted

To a dark tear,

So still the golden day ends.


Scheme X X X X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 11000010 0110 110101 01110 1011 1101011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 156
Words 31
Sentences 4
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 17
Words per stanza (avg) 4
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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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