This is an analysis of the poem Scherz Nach Einer Zufällig Aufgeschlagenen Bibelstelle that begins with:
Ahimaaz, der Sohn des Zadok, sprach,
Sprach wiederholten Males zu Joab:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 100111101 11000111 111111101 110101111 111101110 1111010100 111010101 111111111111 1101111101 1111100111 11111111 110111100 1111011101 1101110100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 580
- Average number of words per stanza: 100
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; und is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word und is repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase sprach connects the lines.
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