This is an analysis of the poem Ein Herz, Allein... that begins with:

Ein Herz, allein in diesem Ungeheueren:
Die Welt —...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAbXXaXcXC XAXXdXXeXXXXccdXC XAXXeaXXaXaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,17,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101000 11 1101010 100 110111 1111010011 1011 111 11110 110111 11100101000 11 11110 0101 11 110101100 11011000 11 111101 100 11111000 1100 1001 1101 1111 100010011 110111 11100101000 11 11100 1000100 1101 100101 11100 111 1110111 11101110 1111 11001100 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 309
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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