This is an analysis of the poem Der Wanderer An Den Mond Franz Schubert that begins with:

Ich auf der Erd', am Himmel du,
Wir wandern beide rüstig zu:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X X a a X X b c d d b c X X X X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 110111 11110111 11110011 1111111 11001100 11111111 11110111 01010111 11010101 111111 11110111 11010100 11100100 1111001 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 32
  • Average number of words per stanza: 6
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; und is repeated.

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