This is an analysis of the poem Erinnerung that begins with:
Selige Stunde! Da mir meine Bertha
Mächtig ergriffen von der Liebe Sehnen...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111110 110011110 11100110100 10100 11111111 1011111010 11101101010 1011 1110111 1010011110 11011010 101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; die is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Erinnerung;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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