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

I quivered. I flared up, and then was extinguished.
I shook. I had made a proposal - but late, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba Xcbc dcec fggg ehXh ijXj djaj faka hcfc Xhkh feke jaia bheh Xgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100111111010 11111001011 11111111011 11001111101 11000111010 010111001101 1001101101011 1110111011 010111011110 0101101011 111011011010 11011111110 011011010110 010110110110 110110110110 110111110110 01001111001 01001111111 010110111011 111110101001 01000101110 011110010011 10110110101 01011001 11000100101100100 1110100101 11011111111 001011001011 1101111011 01001001001 110110100100 1011011001 11101001011 11101011100 01100101101 11001110110 1111011010 11011011101 10101001001 110001001011 0111100101 011001101 11010011001 1100110100 11111010011 11011111101 01001110110 1011001001 0111101101 1100111001 010010010110 11001101101 010011100100 010010011110 11101001011 010111011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, their, you, this are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, and, the are repeated.

    The author used the same words i, the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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