This is an analysis of the poem Epilog Zu Grillparzers »ottokar.« that begins with:
Das alte Heldenbild, das Eurem Blick
Wir heut′ enthüllt, der Strom der Zeit hat längst...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXaXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111001101 111111111 110101100 1110110110 1111011111 11011001 1111110100 111111111010 1111111 1110110110 11111110 1101110111 1111001001 1100010111 0110011 111111011 11111011001 1101111010 1111110101 1111101101 1101111101 1111111 111111101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 966
- Average number of words per stanza: 181
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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.
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