This is an analysis of the poem Der Schiffer that begins with:

Im Winde, im Sturme befahr ich den Fluß,
Die Kleider durchweichet der Regen im Guß;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccXX XXdd ddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111110111 11010011011 11110111101 10010011001 11011110111 11011011011 1010011001 1101001100 1111011110 1111010010 111101101 111101101 111101001 11010011001 1101001101 11110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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