Analysis of The Dark Valley
Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)
n pines a migration of crows flutters away
And green evening fogs rise
And like in dream a sound of violins
And maids run to the dance in the inn.
One hears laughter and shouts of drunkards,
A shower goes through old yews.
In deathly pale window panes
The shadows of the dancers scurry past.
It smells of wine and thyme
And lonely calling resounds through the forest.
The beggars listen on the steps
And begin to pray senselessly.
A deer bleeds to death in the hazel bushes.
Dully gigantic tree arcades sway,
Overloaded by icy clouds.
Lovers rest embraced by the pond.
Scheme | A B X X X B X X X X X X X A X X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110010111001 011011 0101011001 011101001 111001110 0101111 0101101 011010101 111101 0101011010 01010101 001111 01111001010 10101011 1001101 10101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 561 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 29 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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