This is an analysis of the poem Under Der Linden that begins with:

Under der linden
an der heide, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXaXXX XXXXXXbXb XXaXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,10,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 111 1101101 110110 11 1001011 1110101 1000 111100 11100 111 1111010 111100 11 1111101 101 110 1000 1111111 110100 11 1101100 111100 10 1101111 111011 1000 101001101 10111 1010 11011111 1011111 1010 1011011 111010 1000 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Under Der Linden;
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