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

Friedlicher Abend senkt sich aufs Gefilde;
Sanft entschlummert Natur, um ihre Züge...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX bXXX XaXX bXXX XXXX bXXX
  • 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: 1001011110 110010111 11101101111 111 1110101010 111111111 1111111110 1110 111111010 111011111 1111111111 10100 1101111010 101101111 111110101011 1110 1101111010 1011011011 11111111 101 111110111 10111001100 1111101111 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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

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