This is an analysis of the poem In Weihnachtszeiten that begins with:

In Weihnachtszeiten reis' ich gern
Und bin dem Kinderjubel fern...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbabXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000111 11110001 11011110 11011101 11111 11110111 11010010 110011111 11011111 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; und is repeated.

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

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  • summary of In Weihnachtszeiten;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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