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

Hinauf, hinauf, wohin uns steil und weit
Kein Wünschen, noch so kühn und glühend, trüge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXX XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010101111 11111111 101111011 1111110 101011100 10001101 101101001 111011000 11010111001 101011100 1100110010 100111110 1111101111 11111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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