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

Nächtlich hatt ich einen Traum,
Liebe Mutter, einen guten,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • 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: 111101 1101010 1110101 100110 011111 1111111 101011 110111 101111 1111010 11110 11001110 110011 1111110 111110 1011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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