This is an analysis of the poem Nüchterner Blick that begins with:

Im Grund begraben wird hier, dort gefunden
Vergangner Pflanzen steingewordne Spur,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXaXXaXaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001101100 100101001 1011011100 1100010110 11110100100 1100011000 110100110 111001100 111011111 0111000111 1101110110 111111111 11110110001 110111111 100111111 111111101 111101100 111110111 111000100 110100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 838
  • Average number of words per stanza: 143
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; der is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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