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

Mürrisch braust der Eichenwald,
Aller Himmel ist umzogen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXX aXaX bXbX cXcX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 10101100 1110111 11101000 1111100 1010011 1111000 1111000 1110111 111011 1000111 111100 1010110 11100100 111011 11110110 1011111 11110000 1011111 11111100 1000100 10111100 1011101 10111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Herbstgefühl;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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