Der Gute Kampf by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz: poem analysis

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

Ihr Freunde, die wir zusammen
Gezogen in die Schlacht,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXa XXXX XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 100011 1111100 1010110 111111 1101011 1011010 110110 111010 110101 11011010 111011 11110 10111 111110 101101 1111111 111101 1111110 11101001 111111 110011 111101 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; wie, f, r are repeated.

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

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

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

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

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