This is an analysis of the poem Testament that begins with:
Und wenn ich tot bin, setzt an meinen Stein
Nicht etwa Myrthen, Efeu und Zypressen!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXa aXXX 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: 1111111101 11010101100 11101111100 101011111 1011011111 1111101100 1111111000 101111110 11111111 11111100 1100111110 1111110111 110111100 1111111100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ich, und are repeated.
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- summary of Testament;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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