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

Es tanzen Mond und Sterne
Den flücht'gen Geisterreih'n:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11100 1111000 100101 0101000 11110 110101 111101 11001 111100 11110101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; der is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Johann Baptist Mayrhofer