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

Stumm und regungslos in sich verschlossen
Ruht die tiefe See dahingegossen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110001100 111110000 10101111 11001100 100111000 111010000 111111110 110011110 111111 111110000 110111000 111111 11110010 101011000 10101000 101011110000 1010100010 1111010 111110110110 1010101000 11111011101 101011111111 11111011 11110111 1111111111110 11111011010 11111110110 1010101100 111110100110 101111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; sie is repeated.

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

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