This is an analysis of the poem Meine Rose that begins with:

Dem holden Lenzgeschmeide,
Der Rose, meiner Freude,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabXXXXabXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110100 11101 1110110 111110 1111010 11010 011010 1101110 1010110 11111 110110 1111 1111110 11000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 373
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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