This is an analysis of the poem Hans Huckebein Part One that begins with:

Hier sieht man Fritz, den muntern Knaben,
Nebst Huckebein, dem jungen Raben....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa bb XX cc XX dd XX ee XX XX XX ff XX gg Xa gg XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111010 110011010 01110101 11000101 11011110 01010110 111100101 11010101 11011110 11011011 11010101 01110101 11111101 111101100 11100101 00010101 1010111 1110111101 11111110 01011001 01010111 1110011 01010101 10010101 1111110 1110111 010101110 010100110 11101100 011100010 010100110 011100010 101111100 1111110 101001111 11001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 69
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; in, der are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word in at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Hans Huckebein Part One;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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