This is an analysis of the poem An Donzeli Als Othello that begins with:

Begeistert lauscht das Volk dem Wunderklange,
Wie einst, als Orpheus über′s Meer gezogen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001111100 111100110100 1111011110 101110110 11011101 111101000 1111110100 1111010111 11111011100 11111101100 1101111100 0101111111010 110110111110 11110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of An Donzeli Als Othello;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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