This is an analysis of the poem Das Kind Geboren, Die Mutter Tot that begins with:

Die schöne Mutterliebe hat dem Leben
Ein Opfer hier, ein blühend Kind gegeben,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001110 11010111100 101111100100 111101100 1111110011010 010101100 111111010 1100110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Das Kind Geboren, Die Mutter Tot;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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