This is an analysis of the poem Der Geldgierige Pfaffe that begins with:

Der Pfaffe weiß mit Dampf, Gesang und Glocken,
Mit Mummerei, Gebärd und schlauem Segen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111110110 11110011110 1111001000 10111101100 101111100 1100111110 1001111110 1100101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 342
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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  • summary of Der Geldgierige Pfaffe;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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