This is an analysis of the poem 'Nice Kind Germans' that begins with:

When Rome, and Rommel, disappoint the foe
The Nice Kind German is again on show....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbaa XXbbbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111010101 0111000111 1101110101 1011011111 1101010001 0101010111 1101010101 1101110001 0111010001 1101010111 1101110101 1101011101 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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  • summary of 'Nice Kind Germans';
  • central theme;
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