This is an analysis of the poem Written In Germany, On One Of The Coldest Days Of The Century that begins with:
A plague on your languages, German and Norse!
Let me have the song of the kettle; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaab acddc eXbbf Xghhg ideed icjjc Xfeef
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01111001011 111010010 101101001011 11001011011 1010110110 111010001001 01001101 11011011001 101011001001 111001011 01111001001 1010010100 11011011111 11001101001 111010010 1111110100100 01001111 01010111111 001101001101 111101111 01011011111 01111011 01111011011 101101001101 11001101 11011111111 111001011 11111001001 101101001011 110001001 11011011101 11111001 11011001101 011001111101 11001001
- Amount of stanzas: 7
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 35
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; and, he, his are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words his, as are repeated.
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