Analysis of Der Schmied (The Smith)



Ich hör' meinen Schatz,
Den Hammer er schwinget,
Das rauschet, das klinget,
Das dringt in die Weite
Wie Glockengeläute
Durch Gassen und Platz.
Am schwarzen Kamin,
Da sitzet mein Lieber,
Doch geh' ich vorüber,
Die Bälge dann sausen,
Die Flammen aufbrausen
Und lodern um ihn.

I hear my sweetheart,
The hammer he swings,
That whistles, that clangs,
That penetrates into the distance
Like the peal of bells
Through streets and square.
At the black furnace
There sits my love,
But if I pass by,
The bellows then groan,
The flames roar up
And blaze all around him.


Scheme ABBBBACDDCCC BXAXXXXXXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 111101 11001 1111 11011 111 11011 1110 11110 11111 11111 111 1111 1111 01011 11011 11001010 10111 1101 10110 1111 11111 01011 0111 011011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 569
Words 101
Sentences 5
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 12
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 219
Words per stanza (avg) 49
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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