This is an analysis of the poem In The Harbour: Auf Wiedersehen that begins with:

Until we meet again! That is the meaning
Of the familiar words, that men repeat... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacc deedff gccghh iggiccXcggccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 01110110010 0001011101 110001 11111111010 1101001101 111001 01111111010 0101110111 010111 11011101010 1111000101 010101 00010100010 1001011101 010101 00010100110 1111110101 010111 01000101010 1100010111 110011 11110101010 10110000101 000101 11000110110 1011101111 100111 11011101010 1101111101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of In The Harbour: Auf Wiedersehen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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