This is an analysis of the poem An Den Frühling 1838 that begins with:

Lieber Frühling, sage mir,
Denn du bist Prophet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX baba XXXX XcXX dede Xccc XXXX XXXX XXXX XcXX XXda XXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 10110 1111110 1111 101111 1001 1110001 11101 110111 111111 11010 1111 11111 11101 101100 1100 110101 1111 110101 11101 1001100 11101 1110101 10111 101111 11010 10111111 1101 111100 1101 101111100 111 1011111 11001 1110100 11100 111100 11111 11111 10100 1111101 1100 10110 10111 101100 11111 1110101 11111 1001100 10111 1110101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of An Den Frühling 1838;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau