This is an analysis of the poem Herbstklage that begins with:
Holder Lenz, du bist dahin!
Nirgends, nirgends darfst du bleiben!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX bXbX XXaX
- 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: 1010110 10101010 1111101 11101010 1111101 1111101 1000110 111101 1011111 11110000 1011111 11111100 1000100 10111100 1011101 10111010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Herbstklage;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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