This is an analysis of the poem Der Indifferentist that begins with:
Ob du, ein Sokrates, den Schierlingsbecher
Aufs Wohl des Vaterlandes lächelnd trinkst;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10110011000 111100011 1011100100 1100100101 11101111010 100110011 111111011000 111010101 11110101100 11111011 10110101000 110111110 1111011111 101110001 111011111 1011110100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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 Der Indifferentist;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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