An Die Hoffnung by Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem An Die Hoffnung that begins with:

Hoffnung! laß allein mich wallen,
Gaukle nicht um meine Bahn!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX XbXb XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110110 11111 111100 1111101 10111010 1011001 111111111 011011 11101100 111110 1111100 110101 1011010 0111101 1010110 1010100 11111 1111101 1111101 111001 1101110 1111101 101111100 1101111 011101 1110010 111011 1100101 101110 1111100 1010110 1111000 11111 1010101 1110101 110100 11111111 111110010 11111 111110 1111100 1011111 100111100 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; h, ihn are repeated.

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  • summary of An Die Hoffnung;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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