Analysis of A Plan The Muses Entertained
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
A PLAN the Muses entertain'd
Methodically to impart
To Psyche the poetic art;
Prosaic-pure her soul remain'd.
No wondrous sounds escaped her lyre
E'en in the fairest Summer night;
But Amor came with glance of fire,--
The lesson soon was learn'd aright.
| Scheme | A B BAX XX A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101001 01000101 11000101 01010101 11010101 110010101 110111110 0101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 253 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 3, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 40 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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