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

Siehe, mit Verschwenderlaune
Kommen Stunden in den tagen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111000 10100110 1011111010 1010111100 1011010 1011110 10111100 111110 1100111 11101100 11111100 1010110 11001100 1111010 10110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mit is repeated.

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

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