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

O du leises Weh,
o du kühler Schnee...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABXXC XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XABXXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1011 1110010 11101 11100 10101100 11110 10111 11111001101 10100 1111 11111100 11000 1011 111111 11111 10100 111110110 11101 11101 10111100 1111 11101 11101011 10101 1011 1110010 11101 11100 10101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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