This is an analysis of the poem Sekundenzeiger that begins with:

daß ich als ich
ein und zwei ist...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXAXAbAbAXAXAbAbAXAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 1111 10111 1111 10111 101111 10111 111111 10111 1111 10111 1011 10111 11111111 10111 11111111 10111 1111 10111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 411
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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