Analysis of The Consecrated Spot
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
WHEN in the dance of the Nymphs, in the moonlight so holy assembled,
Mingle the Graces, down from Olympus in secret descending,
Here doth the minstrel hide, and list to their numbers enthralling,
Here doth he watch their silent dances' mysterious measure.
All that is glorious in Heaven, and all that the earth in her beauty
Ever hath brought into life, the dreamer awake sees before him;
All he repeats to the Muses, and lest the gods should be anger'd,
How to tell of secrets discreetly, the Muses instruct him.
| Scheme | ABBCDEFE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1001101001110010 1001011010010010 1101010111101 111111010010010 111100010011010010 1011011010011011 1101101001011110 111110010010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 514 |
| Words | 92 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 51 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 408 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 90 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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