Analysis of Book Of Suleika - Suleika's Love
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
ONCE, methought, in the night hours cold,
That I saw the moon in my sleep;
But as soon as I waken'd, behold
Unawares rose the sun from the deep.
THAT Suleika's love was so strong
For Joseph, need cause no surprise;
He was young, youth pleaseth the eyes,--
He was fair, they say, beyond measure
Fair was she, and so great was their pleasure.
But that thou, who awaitedst me long,
Youthful glances of fire dost throw me,
Soon wilt bless me, thy love now dost show me,
This shall my joyous numbers proclaim,
Thee I for ever Suleika shall name.
Scheme | A BA B C D D E ECFFGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11001101 11101011 11111101 01101101 111111 11011101 1111101 111110110 1110111110 1111111 1010110111 1111111111 111101001 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 535 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 52 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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