This is an analysis of the poem Die Verlorene Singt that begins with:

Von manch verliebter Männerhand
Hab´ ich ein Billetdour -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XaXXa bcbbc XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110010 111100 1111101 10111110 11100 11010100 1111 11011010 1111111100 11111 11011111 1111111 11001111 1101111 111101 0101111 11010 1110111 111111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Die Verlorene Singt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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