This is an analysis of the poem Uhland's that begins with:

There were three cavaliers that went over the Rhine,
And gayly they called to the hostess for wine.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXbb ccdX eedX eecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101111001 11011001011 101011011101 111110010110 1011110110011 10011010010110 11111001101 001101101111 101100101001 101001101001 1111011111011 111111111110 01100101011 11001001001 10101111001 1010110110110 1011001011011 11001011111 101110111101 11111100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, his, thee are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Uhland's;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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