This is an analysis of the poem Entfremdung that begins with:

Und als ich kam, flog mir dein goldner Blick,
Ein blütenschwerer Pfeil des Frühlings, zu -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX Xaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111101 11001111 1101101110 110110111 110101010 111101101 111111110 11111111 010111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ich, und are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Entfremdung;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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