Analysis of The Same
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 (Frankfurt) – 1832 (Weimar)
HUSH'D on the hill
Is the breeze;
Scarce by the zephyr
Softly are press'd;
The woodbird's asleep on the bough.
Wait, then, and thou
Soon wilt find rest.
| Scheme | X X X ABB A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 101 11010 1011 0101101 1101 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 165 |
| Words | 32 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 3, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 23 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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