This is an analysis of the poem Schlußwort that begins with:

Wohl! so hänget Eure Kränze
An dem heil'gen Hügel auf,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XaXX aXXX XXXa XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11111 111011 1110001 111101 11101010 1110101 1110001 1110101 11101010 1110101 10100110 111001 11101010 1110101 0110010 1010100 11101010 1110101 1110110 1110101 1111101110 1110111 1111110 111110 111010 1110010 11111 1110101 10110100 101101 1110110 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; er, und, die are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words wollt, und are repeated.

    The author used the same words wollt, und at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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