This is an analysis of the poem Auf Ein Epitaph that begins with:
Auf einem Friedhof steht ein schlanker Stein,
Dem grub der Steinmetz eine Inschrift ein....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXaaXXbbXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 1101011101 111101101 110111110 1011010100 11111111111 1111011101 110101111001 100111101 1101110110 111101011 11111111 101101101 110111111 11111011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 578
- Average number of words per stanza: 107
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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