This is an analysis of the poem Ved Sæden, Som Den Falder that begins with:

Ved Sæden, som den falder,
Sig ligner selv Guds Ord,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbXbX XXXXXXcX cXXXXdXd XXXbbeXX XXXXbabX XeXXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 110111 111010 110101 1110 111101 1001110 111010 11111 11111 11111 11111 11011 111101 11011 110001 111111 11101 111101 110111 111111 111100 11011 110111 11101 110101 100101 1110010 111010 1111 111110 111100 111110 11111 101110 11111 1110110 11011 111110 10111 110111 11101 110111 11111 11101 11111 11011 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den, og are repeated.

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  • summary of Ved Sæden, Som Den Falder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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