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

Wo im Takt die Hämmer fallen
In des Tages wildem Braus,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 0110101 1010010 1110011 11111 1000111 111111 011111001 11101010 1110111 10101100 111110 1010111 101011 1101100 101110 1001101 101011 101111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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