This is an analysis of the poem Der Blinde Seher that begins with:

Gestützt auf seinen Knaben wandelt er,
Ein welker Greis, gebrochen, bleich und blind...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcb XXXXX XcaXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111010100 1101100111 1101101101 11110011 1100100101 110111110101 11110010 1101011101 1111010110 110111100 110101111110 110010111 1010110010 0101010101 11011111 11111111 1101110101 110110101 1101011001 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; und is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word von is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Der Blinde Seher;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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