Analysis of Delirium

Georg Trakl 1887 (Salzburg) – 1914 (Kraków)



The black snow runs down from the rooftops;
A red finger dips into your brow;
Blue snow flakes sink into the empty room,
They are a lovers’ dying mirrors.
Heavy and torn to pieces the mind muses,
Follows the shadow in the mirror of blue snow flakes,
The cold smile of a deceased harlot.
The evening’s wind weeps in the scent of carnations.


Scheme ABCDEFGH
Poetic Form
Metre 01111101 011010111 1111010101 110101010 10011100110 100100101111 011100110 010110011010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 344
Words 65
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 267
Words per stanza (avg) 63
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 07, 2023

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Georg Trakl

Georg Trakl was an Austrian poet. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists. more…

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