Geniality
How does the genius make itself known? In the way that in natureShows the Creator himself,--e'en in the infinite whole.Clear is the ether, and yet of depth that ne'er can be fathomed;Seen by the eye, it remains evermore closed to the sense.
Words in this poem
- evermore adv.
- During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Geniality is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Poems of Schiller — Third period, Project Gutenberg ebook #6796; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Friedrich Schiller, Geniality, in The Poems of Schiller: Third Period (1805), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #6796, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/schiller-third-period/geniality.html, id L21906.
Form and metre
Geniality is 4 lines in a single stanza. This poem did not settle on a metre of its own; the book it comes from is in iambic tetrameter.
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Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic tetrameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| How does the genius make itself known? In the way that in nature | 16 | ···/˘·˘/······/˘ |
| Shows the Creator himself,--e'en in the infinite whole. | 13 | ··˘/˘˘/···/˘· |
| Clear is the ether, and yet of depth that ne'er can be fathomed; | 15 | ···/˘········/˘ |
| Seen by the eye, it remains evermore closed to the sense. | 14 | ·····˘//˘····· |
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