Guter Rath by Joseph Christian Freiherr von Zedlitz: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Guter Rath that begins with:

Singt, Ihr jammervollen Dichter,
Singt doch nimmer Liebeslieder;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100010 11101000 10101110 111110 111111101 111111 111111 1110110 11101100 11111110 1001110 11101010 11111100 11111010 11111110 11101010 11111010 10111111 1100101 1111100 11011100 11100110 1111110 01111010 11100110 111110 1010110 1100010 11111010 11111010 10101000 11101010 11101110 111101 1101101 1110110 1111110 111110 111010 1101000 11101010 11111101 11111 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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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