This is an analysis of the poem Letzte Instanz that begins with:

In die Talare, die mit Hermelinen
Verbrämt sind, majestätisch eingehüllt,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXX XbbXXXXX bXXb XXXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011111000 1110010 1011010110 111111101 1101111100 11001101 111001101 1111001101 11110111 101110 10001010010 111010010 111111011001 100 1111010111 11110111000 11110101110 1011110101 1011111101 11011101000 1011111101 100 1011111100 11101111 11111111110 11010101 11100110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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; die, 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 Letzte Instanz;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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