Analysis of Hatem
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
Locks of brown, still bind your captive
In the circle of her face!
I, beloved sinuous tresses,
Naught possess that's worth your grace-
But a heart whose love enduring
Swells in youthful fervor yet:
Snow and mists envelop Etna,
Making men the fire forget.
Yonder mountain's pride so stately
Thou dost shame like dawn's red glow;
And its spell once more bids Hatem
Thrill of spring and summer know.
Once more fill the glass, the flagon!
Let me drink to my desire.
If she find a heap of ashes,
Say, 'He perished in her fire!'
Scheme | XAXA XBCB XDXD CEXE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111110 0010101 1011010 1011111 10111010 1010101 10101010 10101001 10101110 1111111 01111110 1110101 1110101 11111010 11101110 11100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 515 |
Words | 98 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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