This is an analysis of the poem Am Rhein. - No. Iii. that begins with:

HE shtood peside de Kloster-place,
Oopon de Rheinisch shore, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaX ccXX Xded XXXX efcf bfXX gXfX XXXc gXbX hfhf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100101 100101 111101001 110110 1011111111 101101 11111111 111001 1111111111 11101 11011101 110111 10011101 110100 11111101 111001 11111101 110101 11011101 101101 10010101 111101 11111101 010111 11010111 111111 101000101 1111001 11011100 111100 1111111 11011111 11110101 110110 10110101 1111010 010101001 011001 11100101 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, ish, der, so, de are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Am Rhein. - No. Iii.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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