This is an analysis of the poem An Einem Baum that begins with:

Du Baum, so morsch und lebensarm,
So ausgehöhlt, sei mir gegrüßt;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXa XbXb XaXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111100 110111 11110100 110011 1111011101 1111010101 11011100 11010100 11011111 11010101 1111110 11111001 11011100 11011101 1111011 0101111 1101100 10010111 11010111 1111111 1101111101 11011111 1101100 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; und is repeated.

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

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

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