This is an analysis of the poem Frühlings Tod that begins with:

Warum, o Lüfte, flüstert ihr so bang?
Durch alle Haine weht die Trauerkunde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111111 1111110 1111111 111101100 110101100 111101110 11110110 1111110100 1111100101 11110011100 1101111010 1111100100 1101110001 110111110 11111110 1101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; sein is repeated.

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

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