This is an analysis of the poem Ernst Of Edelsheim that begins with:

I'll tell the story, kissing
This white hand for my pains: ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cdXd BXef ggeg ggXg hbab Xbib XdXd Xjbj ghjh ifiX XghX ihbh ecXc BXef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 011111 1101110 1011111 1101011 110101 100100 010111 01000110 110100 11110100 111011 1101110 010101 1101111 110101 0101110 010101 11010011 111111 1111111 010101 101010 010101 1101010 1100010 1101110 1101010 11010010 110101 0101010 1100111 11010101 110111 11001110 110101 1011101011 100111 10101010 010101 101010110 110101 1111010 1101000 101111000 010101 100011101 1100100 10010110 110101 10010010 010101 1101111 1100101 11011100 010101 01000110 110100 0111010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

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

    The author used the same word i'll at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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