This is an analysis of the poem To The Same that begins with:

Töchterchenlein, by whom the least became
The greatest title of dear Daughterhood,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaabbacaddca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 100110101 0101001100 1111111111 11110010101 01011100101 1111010001 0101110110 1101000101 11001111100 0110111111 0111010101 1101001111 1111010101 1100101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of To The Same;
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