Analysis of Book Of Hafis - To Hafis
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
HAFIS, straight to equal thee,
One would strive in vain;
Though a ship with majesty
Cleaves the foaming main,
Feels its sails swell haughtily
As it onward hies
Crush'd by ocean's stern decree,
Wrecked it straightway lies.
Tow'rd thee, songs, light, graceful, free,
Mount with cooling gush;
Then their glow consumeth me,
As like fire they rush.
Yet a thought with ecstasy
Hath my courage moved;
In the land of melody
I have lived and loved.
| Scheme | A BA BA CA CA DA DA XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 11101 1011100 10101 1111100 11101 1110101 1111 1111101 11101 11111 111011 1011100 11101 0011100 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 432 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 38 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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