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

Unheimliche Magie der tiefen Nacht
Verstört mein Hirn, durchströmt mir die Tunnele...

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 tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100101101 11111110 11111111 11011111010 11111111 101011111 1011010110 1111011001 1111001000 100111110 1101011000 100101011 11010111010 1011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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