This is an analysis of the poem Und Ihre Kinder that begins with:

Das fristet jetzt mit bleichsüchtigen Gliedern
Ein Leben irgendwo bei Klosterbrüdern...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111110010 1101001100 1100110101 11110100010 110111110 10111110100 11011111110111110 1101011000 1111111111 111101010100 11111111000 110101011111 11110101110 111111001010 1110111110 1111110101100 01011000100 111101111100 1011011000 1110111100 110101111110 1101010111 1111111100 1110010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; sie, der are repeated.

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

  • summary of Und Ihre Kinder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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