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

Vom Himmel strahlt der Mond so klar,
Greif aus, o Rappe, greif!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXbc XXbX XXXX XcXc XXXb XXXX XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 11111 1111101 110111 11011101 101100 1100101 011111 11011100 111010 1101111111 110111 11011101 110100 11110011 110101 11110001 110101 11001101 111101 11101101 101111 1110011 011011 1111100 11101 1100101 101101 11001110 111111 1111111 011100 1110010 110110 11100111 110000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; der, so are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word der is repeated.

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

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

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