Analysis of Spring
Ernst Toller 1893 (Samotschin, Posen) – 1939 (New York City)
In spring I go to war
To sing or to die.
What do I care for my own troubles?
Today I shatter them, laughing in pieces.
Oh, Brothers, know that young spring came
In a whirlwind.
Quickly throw off tired grief
And follow her in a host.
I have never felt so strongly
How much I love you, Oh, Germany,
As the magic of spring surrounds you
Amidst the bustle of war.
Scheme | AXXX XXXX BBXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011111 11111 111111110 01110110010 11011111 001 1011101 0100001 11101110 111111100 101011011 0101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 366 |
Words | 74 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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