This is an analysis of the poem Erwartung that begins with:
Am Fenster saß der Ritter
Schon um den achten Tag;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XXXX XXaX XbXb XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110 111101 1101010 111101 111100 111110 1111010 110110 111111100 1111111 11111101 11110 1111000 11110 101101 110111 11110100 11101 111111110 1111 110111 11011 110111110 1111111111 111001 110110 110110 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 105
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
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 words die, wie are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Erwartung;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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