This is an analysis of the poem Ein Fichtenbaum that begins with:

A single fir-tree, lonely,
On a northern mountain height,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXbab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 1010101 100110 10111 0110011 110101 1101110 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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

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