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

Es mahnt der Wald, es ruft der Strom:
'Du liebes Bübchen, zu uns komm!'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 1101111 1111111 11110110 111100 1111010111 111111 1110101 111111011 1111101 11010100 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; der, und are repeated.

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

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

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