This is an analysis of the poem Was Mich So Schmerzte...? that begins with:

... Da ist ein traulicher Gartensalon. Draussen
pochen leise die Lindenbäume an die Glasfenster und...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 111100100010 1011100111001 10111111001 1111111011111 11111001101111 111 11111111110101010 1111111111111 1111 101011011011 11010101011110 1110110 100111110101 1111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 637
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; gr, und, sie, die are repeated.

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

  • summary of Was Mich So Schmerzte...?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Anton Wildgans