This is an analysis of the poem Dein Ist Mein Letztes Denken that begins with:

Dein ist mein letztes Denken im einsam stiller Nacht,
mein erstes, wenn am Morgen ich wieder aufgewacht....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010110101 1101110110100 11111110101 1111010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Dein Ist Mein Letztes Denken;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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