This is an analysis of the poem Weltlauf that begins with:
Auf der Straße trifft mich ein alter Bekannter,
Der ruft und flüstert leise zu mir:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXa XbXb baXX XXXX aXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111110100 1111111 1101111100 11111110 111111101000 1111101 11110111010 11111101 111110101 1111110 111101101 11011111 111101010 11011010 111110 1101111 11110110 111101011 111101101110 11111101
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; der is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word der is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Weltlauf;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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