This is an analysis of the poem Nu Er Aftnen Lys Og Lang that begins with:

Nu er Aftnen lys og lang;
Kom, min Kærlighed!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXXXBX XcXXXXXcX XXbbXXXBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 1110 11111111 11011 10111100 10110111 1100100 1111111 1101011 101111 111 11111 11101 1110111111 1111111 10111 11100110 1101111 111011 1110 11111 1111 1110110111 11111001 110111010 1111111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; vi is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word ved is repeated.

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  • history of its creation;
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