This is an analysis of the poem The Mole Part One that begins with:

In seinem Garten freudevoll
Geht hier ein Gärtner namens Knoll. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXbXbXaXXXcc aaddeeffggaaaabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100 11011101 11010010 11011100 11011111 1011011 11110111 1101000 11111111 1110110 11111011 1111111 11001110 11011000 11010111 1111011 010010101 11010101 010011010 010101010 11010101 11110011 010111010 010111010 11010001 11110101 11111101 01010101 01010011 11010001 01110111 01000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 564
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of The Mole 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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