This is an analysis of the poem Auf Dem Teich, Dem Regungslosen that begins with:

Auf dem Teich, dem Regungslosen,
Weilt des Mondes holder Glanz,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111000 1110101 10101010 011011 110111 1011110 1011110 1001101 10111110 11111 1111100 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Auf Dem Teich, Dem Regungslosen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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