Poetry Analysis - short poem

Title of Poem The Lorelei

The Lorelei

Heinrich Heine

I KNOW not whence it rises, This thought so full of woe; But a tale of times departed Haunts me, and will not go. The air is cool, and it darkens, And calmly flows the Rhine, The mountain-peaks are sparkling In the sunny evening-shine. And yonder sits a maiden, The fairest of the fair; With gold is her garment glittering, And she combs her golden hair: With a golden comb she combs it; And a wild song singeth she. That melts the heart with a wondrous And powerful melody. The boatman feels his bosom With a nameless longing move; He sees not the gulfs before him, His gaze is fixed above. Till over boat and boatman The Rhine's deep waters run: And this, with her magic singing, The Lore-lei has done!

Summary of the Poem

Author’s purpose/Perspective/Attitude

Poetic form (free verse or stanza pattern?)

Internal Patterns

Tone

Attitude towards the subject; Word choice/diction

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Repetition

Recurrence of sounds, words, phrase, stanzas

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Exact Rhyme

Words that have identical rhyme (kite and bite). Can be internal rhyme and/or end

Example(s)- Indicate Location (Internal or End).

Slant Rhyme

Words that sound like they might rhyme, but actually do not (soul and all, stopped and wept). Can be internal and/or end.

Example(s)- Indicate Location (Internal or End).

Literary devices

Imagery

Author uses sensory details or descriptive words to create an “image”

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Assonance

the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of text or poetry

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Consonance

repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase

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Alliteration

he occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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