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

Three weeks gone and the combatants gone
returning over the nightmare ground... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba aaaa ccXd dbdb efefXbdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100101 010100111 11010111 01010001 01010001 101001111 11111101 10100010 1100101 0100010001 111101000 00100101 11111010 100110011 111101010 11101101 11110101 11010111 01010101 10110101 11010110110 11110111 111101010 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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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