This is an analysis of the poem Selbsterkennen that begins with:
Andere willst du ergründen,
Eitles, dünkelhaftes Herz!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXa XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101010 101001 11110110 111110101 11101100 1110111 10111100 1110111 1110111110 100111 11111000 1011001 11110100 1011111 111111110 1011110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; von is repeated.
The author used the same word wie at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Selbsterkennen;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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