This is an analysis of the poem Im Kalten, Rauhen Norden that begins with:

Im kalten, rauhen Norden
Ist Kunde mir geworden...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXXXX aXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 111100 11011100 11111111 111101010 110111100 11010111100 1111101100 11001101 1111111 111111 110111 11101100 11111 110011 1100110 10001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 269
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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  • summary of Im Kalten, Rauhen Norden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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