This is an analysis of the poem Am Grabe Eines Ministers that begins with:

Du fuhrst im goldnen Glückeswagen
Dahin den raschen Trott,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110100 101101 110011000 11111 1101110 111111 111111111 11100 110010111 11100 1111111 11110001 1111111 11111 0111110010 10110 111111 111001 11110111111 111110 1111111101 11011111 11110110 01011 110011110110 111101 111101100 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Am Grabe Eines Ministers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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