This is an analysis of the poem East Prussia that begins with:

Plod on, poor frozen Fritzes,
Plod on, poor frozen frau:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba Xcbc dcdc eaea fgfgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 111101 1101010 100101 1100110 110101 1001110 110101 1100010 110101 1101110 010101 1101010 010101 1111010 010101 1101010 1000111 0001010 111101 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of East Prussia;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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