This is an analysis of the poem Die Kritikaster that begins with:
Ihr könnt uns Poesie nicht lehren,
Und doch docirt Ihr uns so viel;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaX XXbXXX XXXXbb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111110 11101111 11111 01111110 1111111110 1111110110 1111110101 111110000 110010 1111111101 1111111 1111111101 11011101 0101100 10110111 1111101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; sie is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word sie is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Die Kritikaster;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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