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

Könnt ich tausendfach mich teilen,
Schnell mit allen Winden eilen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100110 1111101010 1010110 11111100 11111 110111 1111110 111100 1101010 1100110 11101110 1111111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 388
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Unentbehrliche;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau