This is an analysis of the poem Als Ich, Auf Der Reise that begins with:

Just by chance on my journey
I met my beloved’s kin,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdeXefbXbdgcgfafgXbebdfXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1111001 10110110 1111010 11111110 11111001 1111011 0101001 11101110 101001001 1111101 00110111 11101110 101111 11011110 010101 111001010 110100 01001010 011101 10101010 111111 111111 101001 11011110 0100111 011111000 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 837
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Als Ich, Auf Der Reise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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