This is an analysis of the poem Zwiegespräch that begins with:
Nie bist du fröhlich, sprach die Liebste mein,
Nie sah ich dich von Andacht fromm beseelt....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXXa aXXX XaX XXX
- 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: 11011111 1111110110 1111111110 1011011111 01011111 1111010110 1110111 1101010111 101111111111 1111011101 1111110110 111110110 11011011 111111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 14
- 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Zwiegespräch;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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