This is an analysis of the poem Der Ferge that begins with:

Es stand ein muntrer Geselle
Im Nachen am Ufersrand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXbXbXcacX XdXdcbXbXccX cXXXXeXeXcaXX XXXXXXXdfXfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,12,13,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 1101100 1101101 1101110 11111100 111111 1111110 101101 1001110 111101 1101101 111 111111 11110100 11110011 1110100 1111011 11110110 1001011 11011100 111101 10010110 111101 1101 111111 1111110010 111101100 11010100 111100 11011010 111111 1111110 11011011 10010110 1101111 1111011 111110 111111 11110110100 0101001 110110100 10111001 1111110100 11011010 11000100 10111 1111111 1101110 1101111 1111 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 378
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • 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:

    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; der is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word seyn at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Der Ferge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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