This is an analysis of the poem Winternacht that begins with:
Vor Kälte ist die Luft erstarrt,
Es kracht der Schnee von meinen Tritten,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXaX X XXXX XXXX XXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,1,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111110 111111010 11111111 111101000 1101101 111011010 11001110 1111110 111111110 1011001 11011101 11011010 1 11110100 111110110 10111101 111111010 1101111 1111111010 1101111101 111111010 1110100 110101010 11111111111 110100110
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 21
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; es, die are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words es, und are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Winternacht;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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