This is an analysis of the poem Die Tarentaal that begins with:

Die kruiwawiel se skreeugeluid
kerm hy droefgeestig uit...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011100 111001 10110101 1100 11110111 110100 10011100 1111 11100100 111111 11110110 111 11101111 111100 1101111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

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  • summary of Die Tarentaal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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