This is an analysis of the poem Breitmann As An Uhlan. that begins with:

GOTTS blitz! blau Feuer, potz bomben Tod!
Vot shimmers in de mitnacht roth? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXcXX XXddeeXXff XegXXhiX eecXjjfX XgXXXfXX XhdXXiXX XXffffXk XXllXXkk cceeccXXeeXf XXcXcccc bXXacckX XXXXXXXXkkXXk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,10,8,8,8,8,8,8,12,8,8,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101101 11000101 111110101 10111110 11111101 10111101 11011101 11111101 1110100 11001100 11010101 01110111 111100101 11010101 110110101 11111111 110110101 111011101 1111111 1010101 1110111 1010101 1101001 111011 111101 01010110 111111101 1010001 111110101 1101111 11010101 11011001 110011111 01110111 1110101 0010111 11101001 1111101 11011101 01111101 11110110 11111101 10010101 11000101 11010111 11010110 01010101 01011111 011111 11010100 1001111 101000 1111111 1001111 11111111 11010011 11111110 10110101 1110101 1010101 1110111 10010101 01011111 11111101 11011111 11011101 111101111 01110101 11111111 01110101 10111001 1111101 1110111 1010101 1010101 1111001 1101010 1111111111 11100111 1110100 1010101 110110110 1110101 11010111 11010111 11100101 1111111001 111111111 111111100 0010101 1111111 1110111 11111111 010110010 11010001 110111111 1101100 01001001001 11101001 111110111 01010111101 101001001001 010101101 111101111 11111110111 11010100 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 302
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 107
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; de, i, und, rumpitty are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase i connects the lines.

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