This is an analysis of the poem Doppelheimweh that begins with:

Zwiefaches Heimweh hält das Herz befangen,
Wenn wir am Rand des steilen Abgrunds stehn...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010111100 1111110101 1011001000 111110100010 1100011110 111111110 110001100 11001111000 1100011111 10000111 11010111010 1011010001 1101011101 01110011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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 Doppelheimweh;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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