Ah! Where Are Hours Departed Fled? (Excerpt) by Walther von der Vogelweide: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ah! Where Are Hours Departed Fled? (Excerpt) that begins with:

Ah! where are hours departed fled?
Is life a dream, or true indeed?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabcbcbdbdeaeaffffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100101 01011101 0111110 01010001 11111101 01011101 01010111 11111111 1101111 100010101 10011101 011101111 1111111 01111101 01010111 01110101 11111101 11110101 01000101 10110101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 711
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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