Analysis of Minstrel's Book - The Four Favours
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
THAT Arabs through the realms of space
May wander on, light-hearted,
Great Allah hath, to all their race,
Four favours meet imparted.
The turban first--that ornament
All regal crowns excelling;
A light and ever-shifting tent,
Wherein to make our dwelling;
A sword, which, more than rocks and walls
Doth shield us, brightly glistening;
A song that profits and enthrall,
For which the maids are list'ning!
| Scheme | ABACDEFEGEHE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010111 1101110 11011111 111010 01011100 1101010 01010101 01111010 01111101 11110100 0111001 1101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 400 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 320 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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