Schallanalyse (pronounced [ˈʃal anaˈlyzə]), "sound analysis,") was a method of poetic analysis developed by the philologist Eduard Sievers, and described in detail in his book Ziele und Wege der Schallanalyse (1924).
[1] Sievers had previously developed a system of "five types" to describe the rhythmic patterns found in Old English and Old Saxon poetry, which had met with widespread acceptance.
[citation needed] Schallanalyse, however, proved difficult to understand for other people and had very few adherents, usually people who worked with Sievers personally.
Sievers never published a complete account of the method.
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