This is an analysis of the poem Auf Dem Gmundner See that begins with:
Was schlagt ihr an meinen Kahn,
Ihr Wellen, so stürmisch an?...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111101 110111 1111010 1111010 1111100 110111111 1111010 1111010 1101111 1101111 1111010 1111010 0111110 0111110 1111010 1111010 111111111 10010011 1111010 1111010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, hast are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words o, was, du are repeated.
The author used the same word was at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines gethan is repeated).
The poet repeated the same word gethan at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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