This is an analysis of the poem War Ein Kind, Als Ich Die Mutter Verlor that begins with:

War ein Kind, als ich die Mutter verlor,
Ein Kind von vier ahnungslosen Jahren....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111010 1111100010 11111101 110100 111011 01010100 1111011110 11110100 11101111 110111100100 101011101 11101011 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of War Ein Kind, Als Ich Die Mutter Verlor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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