This is an analysis of the poem The Lore-Lei that begins with:

I know not whence it rises,
This thought so full of woe ; ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa Xbcb bdcd XXXX efefXbbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 011101 10101010 111011 01011010 110101 01011100 0010101 1101010 010001 010010100 1110101 00101110 1011101 11010010 1100100 0101010 0010101 11101011 010101 1101110 0101101 10001010 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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 The Lore-Lei;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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