This is an analysis of the poem Dein Ist Mein Herz that begins with:

Dein ist mein Herz,
mein Schmerz dein eigen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXXXX ABXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11110 11101110 1111 1111010 1110110 1111 11110 11111100 1111011110 11111111110 1101 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; dein is repeated.

    The author used the same word dein at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Dein Ist Mein Herz;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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