This is an analysis of the poem Wenn Ich Der Liebe Herrgott Wär! that begins with:

Wenn ich der liebe Herrgott wär´,
Der über Wolken thront,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXaX XXXX XXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11101 11111101 110100 111111 110111 1111100 111100 11111000 11110 11110111 110101 11110100 11100 11010101 11000 1101011 11011 110011 10111 11110110 111110 1011111 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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