This is an analysis of the poem Gelähmter Flug that begins with:

Fragt Ihr mich, warum allein
Fort ich ziehe meine Straße,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX aabXXXXXbXXXXcdXcX bXXXdXXbXXXXXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,18,16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 11111 111111 1101110 1011100 10101110 1011001 1110100 101 111 11000101 111111 110011 100111 101011 111011 100100 1100110 1110110 10111110 1010 1110111 111101 1111101 111111 10100100 11111100 1111101 1011100 1011111 1011100 111100 11111110 1101011 11100100 100 11111100 111111 111111 1011100 111111 111110111 1010110 1011111 1110111 11111010 1110 10111000 11111100 1111111 111110 111110 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 389
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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

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

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