This is an analysis of the poem Erhörung that begins with:
In süßer Lenznacht, bei der Sterne Schein,
Vom hellen Mondenglanze übergossen,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXXXA BXabB XXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 01101111 110100100 1111111100 111111100110 01101111 111011101 11010100100 11111101110 1111011111 111011101 111101111 1101111110 11010101100 111111001 111101111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 15
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; und, in, dein are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word das is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ck is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Erhörung;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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