This is an analysis of the poem Einem Freunde Ins Stammbuch that begins with:

Rüstig wandelst du fort die Alpenpfade der Edlen,
Wo die reinere Luft Busen und Stirne dir kühlt;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXabaXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110011100110 11101101111 1110001101110 101011111110001 11101101100110 1110111011001 1011111110010 1010110001 1001101011110 11111110001 11101011110100 11101101011 111111101011 11111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 749
  • Average number of words per stanza: 129
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Einem Freunde Ins Stammbuch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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