This is an analysis of the poem Magisches Porträt that begins with:
Mann oder Weib? Weiß Gott. Dies Konterfei
Gibt eines Menschen Antlitz nur in Resten...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
- 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: 1101111100 11010101010 11110111110 111111110 1111111110 1110100100 101111100010 1110101100 1101111110 1101010011 11111110 1111111111 1100110100 1110101110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; es, ein are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Magisches Porträt;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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