This is an analysis of the poem The Tattered Cord (Der Abgerissen Strick, Translation With Original German) that begins with:

The Tattered Cord
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a aaXb XbXccb d dbeX XeXXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,6,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 0101 1010110 01 1001 0111 11001 11 1111 1111 01 110001 110001 11010010 011010 01100 10100 1110 101 1011001 101 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 66
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Tattered Cord (Der Abgerissen Strick, Translation With Original German);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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