This is an analysis of the poem An Einen Tadler that begins with:

Wenn gegen falschen Schmerz du dich ereiferst
Und Tränenkünstelei, so hast du recht;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101100 11001101 1101110100 1011111101100 10110111 110111110 11011101 1101011101 11011111010 1110110111 1111111111 11110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, die are repeated.

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

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