This is an analysis of the poem Dichtersehnsucht that begins with:

Wenn ich entflammt im Innersten mich fühle,
Um Lust und Weh in Liedern auszuhauchen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XaXaXX XXXXXX XXXbXX XXXXbX XXbXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110011 11110101000 1111010101 11111101110 01011011010 11011100100 10011111100 01010111010 11111101100 101011111010 1110101110 1110111100 111111011 1101010100 1101011111 1101110101 11111110010 1111101010 110101011 111110011 1111101101 111110101 11011111110 1110011010 111110011 11001101100 1111111101 1100011110 11111101110 11111011100 1101111100 1111111010 1110111110 1110111010 1111010100 1101111101 1111111100 1110001 101100100 11001101 1111111010 11010011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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