Analysis of Book Of Suleika - In Thousand Form

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)



IN thousand forms mayst thou attempt surprise,

Yet, all-beloved-one, straight know I thee;
Thou mayst with magic veils thy face disguise,

And yet, all-present-one, straight know I thee.

Upon the cypress' purest, youthful bud,

All-beauteous-growing-one, straight know I thee;
In the canal's unsullied, living flood,

All-captivating-one, well know I thee.

When spreads the water-column, rising proud,

All-sportive one, how gladly know I thee;
When, e'en in forming, is transform'd the cloud,

All-figure-changing-one, there know I thee.

Veil in the meadow-carpet's flowery charms,

All-checkered-starry-fair-one, know I thee;
And if a plant extend its thousand arms,

O, all-embracing-one, there know I thee.

When on the mount is kindled morn's sweet light,

Straightway, all-gladdening-one, salute I thee,
The arch of heaven o'er head grows pure and bright,--

All-heart-expanding-one, then breathe I thee.

That which my inward, outward sense proclaims,

Thou all-instructing-one, I know through thee;
And if I utter Allah's hundred names,

A name with each one echoes, meant for thee.


Scheme A BA B C BC B D BD B E BE B F BF B G BG B
Poetic Form
Metre 0101110101 110111111 1111011101 0111011111 0101010101 111011111 0001010101 110011111 1101010101 111110111 11101010101 1101011111 100111001 1101011111 0101011101 1101011111 1101110111 11110111 011101011101 1101011111 1111010101 1101011111 011101101 0111110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,062
Words 161
Sentences 7
Stanzas 18
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 46
Words per stanza (avg) 9
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 22, 2023

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