Analysis of To His Coy One
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
SEEST thou yon smiling Orange?
Upon the tree still hangs it;
Already March bath vanish'd,
And new-born flow'rs are shooting.
I draw nigh to the tree then,
And there I say: Oh Orange,
Thou ripe and juicy Orange,
Thou sweet and luscious Orange,
I shake the tree, I shake it,
Oh fall into my lap!
| Scheme | ABCDEAAABF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1111010 0101111 0101110 0111110 1111011 0111110 1101010 1101010 1101111 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 292 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 224 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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