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

Der einsame Backzahn einer Dirne,
die unbekannt verstorben war,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11001001 1110 110101111000 1000 1111000110 10111110 110 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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