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

Der Jüngling stoßt vom Strand im leichten Kahne,
Die Sehnsucht hat die Segel ihm gebreitet;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa babXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111101 11011101100 11110000 11010010010 111110101 1100110010 1101110111100 11011100010 100111101 111101110 1101111001 1110011110 111111000101 1111000100100 110111110100 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 333
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • 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.

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

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