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

Rings öde Fläche, und der Horizont
Durch nichts begränzt! Kein Ort, kein Wald,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 25,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111100 1111111 111111011 110111110 111100101 11010111 10001110 1110010010 11111011111 1001100101 111110110 1101110111 11110111 1111100101 11101101010 111011110 100101001 1111001100 110101111 101001111 11101111 11101100 11111111110 11110101111 1110010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1046
  • Average number of words per stanza: 188
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, und are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word und is repeated.

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

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