Analysis of From Faust - III. Chorus Of Angels
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
CHRIST is arisen!
Mortal, all hail!
Thou, of Earth's prison
Dreary and frail,
Bursting the veil,
Proudly hast risen!
CHORUS OF WOMEN.
Rich spices and myrrh,
To embalm Him we brought;
His corpse to inter
His true followers sought.
In pure cerements shrin'd,
'Twas placed in the bier
But, alas! we now find
That Christ is not here.
CHORUS OF ANGELS.
Christ is arisen!
Speechless His love.
Who to Earth's prison
Came from above,
Trials to prove.
Now is He risen!
CHORUS OF YOUTHS.
Death's gloomy portal
Now hath He rended,--
Living, immortal,
Heavenward ascended;
Freed from His anguish,
Sees He God's throne;
We still must languish,
Earthbound, alone.
Now that He's reft us,
Heart-sad we pine;
Why hast Thou left us,
CHORUS OF ANGELS.
Christ is arisen,
Death hath He slain;
Burst ye your prison,
Rend ye each chain!
Songs of praise lead ye,--
Love to show, heed ye,--
Hungry ones feed ye,--
Preaching, on speed ye,--
Coming joys plead ye,--
Then is the Master near,
Then is He here!
| Scheme | A ba bb a a c dc dd ex e F A ga gx a x h dh xi ji jk xk F A l a l m m m m mxe |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010 1011 11110 1001 1001 10110 10110 11001 101111 11101 111001 0111 11001 101111 11111 10110 11010 1011 11110 1101 1011 11110 1011 11010 1111 10010 1010 11110 1111 11110 101 11111 1111 11111 10110 11010 1111 11110 1111 11111 11111 10111 10111 10111 110101 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 957 |
| Words | 181 |
| Sentences | 19 |
| Stanzas | 32 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 46 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 23 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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