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

Hast du schon je doch ganz allein gefunden,
Lieblos und ohne Gott auf einer Heide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXa XXX XXXX XXXa XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111110100 101111101 1101100100 11110110101 111101100 110111100 11101110010 111111101 101101110 1101110110 1010011101 1011010010 1010110101 11111111 11110111100 11110111010 101110010 11011101100 1101111100100 101111101010 1101011100 011101010 110111111111 110111111101 11110111 1011111110 1100110110 1111110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, und are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words da, der are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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