This is an analysis of the poem Wilhelm Tell that begins with:
Sprich, Vater, warum wir die dunkle Nacht
Im Walde, tief in den Tannen durchwacht?«...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXXX XXXX XXbb XXaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011101 111011010 111111101 11111011 110111111 011101011 1111101 11011011 1111101101 110110110 1101111011 11011011 110110011 11011000 11111111 11111001 111001101 110101111 11111101 10111101 1111011010 0110011001 11111001101 111111001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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.
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- summary of Wilhelm Tell;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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