Analysis of Swiss Song
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
Up in th' mountain
I was a-sitting,
With the bird there
As my guest,
Blithely singing,
Blithely springing,
And building
His nest.
In the garden
I was a-standing,
And the bee there
Saw as well,
Buzzing, humming,
Going, coming,
And building
His cell.
O'er the meadow
I was a-going,
And there saw the
Butterflies,
Sipping, dancing,
Flying, glancing,
And charming
The eyes.
And then came my
Dear Hansel,
And I show'd them
With glee,
Sipping, quaffing,
And he, laughing,
Sweet kisses
Gave me.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101110 11010 1011 111 1010 1010 010 11 0010 11010 0011 111 1010 1010 010 11 1001 11010 0110 10 1010 1010 010 01 0111 110 0111 11 101 0110 110 11 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 464 |
Words | 85 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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