This is an analysis of the poem Zur Hochzeit that begins with:
Wenn mit der Liebsten, die dein Herz erkor,
Du heimlich-fern von Bechern und Altaren...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXa XXX bbX
- 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: 111111011110 01011101100 11011111010 11111101 10111110110 1100111100 1011111100 010111101 111101111100 1101100100 110011010 1011111111 0111011111 01001100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; und is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word f is repeated.
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- summary of Zur Hochzeit;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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