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

Wir liebten uns, als blauer Lüfte Schweigen
Und Sonnenglut auf blonden Ähren lag....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXa 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: 110111110 110011011 1101001111010 111100101 111110010 110111010 1101001110 1001110001 1111010110 1101011101 1111010100 110011110 10111111 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word die is repeated.

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

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

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