This is an analysis of the poem Lebe Wohl that begins with:

Lebe wohl, und wenn für immer,
Sey′s für immer denn! Wohlan!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXa XXXX abXX acac XXXd aXXX aXaX XbXX XXXX XXXX aXXX XdXd XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 1110110 10100010 111111 111110 111111111 10100100 1111101 101111100 1001001 1011111100 1011110 1111111010 111011 1110101 1010110 11110110 1111101 11101110 1011111 1111110 111100 10101010 11111111 01101110 1110110 1101110 1111100 111110 1011101 1101010 1100111 1011111000 1010101 11101010 11110110 11111100 111011 11110110 111011 111110 1110111 11111010 1110111 1101010 111100 11001110 1011011 1111100 1110111 11111100 11111 10101110 1110010 11110010 100100 1111010 1011010 10111010 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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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  • summary of Lebe Wohl;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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