This is an analysis of the poem Ich Hatt' Einen Kameraden (I Had A Comrade) that begins with:

Ich hatt' einen Kameraden,
Einen bessern findst du nit. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa XXXbc XXXbX D ddaad Xecce bbbbX X D dfggf hbddb hiddi X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,1,5,5,5,1,1,5,5,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101000 1010101 110111 011101 010111 1101100 1110111 1111000 011101 111111 0111110 101101 1111110 1011010 110100 11011 01011111 110111 011101 111111 011011 01001011 111111 010101 1110101 100101 0111011 111111 11110111 010101101 1111110 01011100 11011 1111011 1110101 11111010 0101010 010111 0101110 010111 1111110 1101010 011101 0101010 011101 1101110 1111011 111101 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

  • summary of Ich Hatt' Einen Kameraden (I Had A Comrade);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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