Analysis of Book Of Parables - It Is Good
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
IN Paradise while moonbeams play'd,
Jehovah found, in slumber deep,
Adam fast sunk; He gently laid
Eve near him,--she, too, fell asleep.
There lay they now, on earth's fair shrine,
God's two most beauteous thoughts divine.--
When this He saw, He cried:--'Tis Good!!!
And scarce could move from where He stood.
No wonder, that our joy's complete
While eye and eye responsive meet,
When this blest thought of rapture moves us--
That we're with Him who truly loves us,
And if He cries:--Good, let it be!
'Tis so for both, it seems to me.
Thou'rt clasp'd within these arms of mine,
Dearest of all God's thoughts divine!
| Scheme | A BA BCCDD EEFFGGCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010111 01010101 10111101 11111101 11111111 1111101 11111111 01111111 110110101 11010101 111111011 111111011 01111111 11111111 11011111 10111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 608 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 5, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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