This is an analysis of the poem Kaphyw' that begins with:

Ja, far der war en Stien a' Skyw',
laant far, laant far — a skal ett lyw' -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 11110111 11001111 1111111 111111 111111 11111111 11101111 1111111 11110111 1111101 10001111 11011111 11011111 10011101 11101111 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 587
  • Average number of words per stanza: 123
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; far, ku' are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Kaphyw';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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