The Pariah - The Pariah's Thanks by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Pariah - The Pariah's Thanks that begins with:

MIGHTY Brama, now I'll bless thee!
'Tis from thee that worlds proceed!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba b X cX c d edXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,1,2,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101111 1011101 11101011 1011101 11101110 1001101 11101010 1010111 10101010 1110101 11101010 1010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 43
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thee is repeated.

    The author used the same word who at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word thee at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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