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

Auf seinem gold'nen Throne
Der graue König sitzt -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XbXb XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1111 010011 111101 11111 11110100 111011 011101 1101110 111101 101111110 100101 100111 11101 111110 1010100 111100 11110 111110 110001 111110 11011 111010 110100 011110 110000 01101 110110 111100 11111 1111100 10011 1101010 110001 110110 110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, wie are repeated.

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

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