Analysis of April.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
Tell me, eyes, what 'tis ye're seeking;
For ye're saying something sweet,
Fit the ravish'd ear to greet,
Eloquently, softly speaking.
Yet I see now why ye're roving;
For behind those eyes so bright,
To itself abandon'd quite,
Lies a bosom, truthful, loving,
One that it must fill with pleasure
'Mongst so many, dull and blind,
One true look at length to find,
That its worth can rightly treasure.
Whilst I'm lost in studying ever
To explain these cyphers duly,
To unravel my looks truly
In return be your endeavour!
Scheme | A B BA A C CA D E ED D F FD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111110 11110101 101111 10001010 111111110 1011111 1010101 10101010 11111110 1110101 1111111 11111010 111010010 10111010 10101110 00111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 534 |
Words | 102 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on April 19, 2023
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