This is an analysis of the poem Jagten that begins with:

En Jæger blæser i krummede Horn,
Tolv Dödssaar i Kogg'ret han bær,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bXbX XXXX XXXc bXbc aXaX XXXX bbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1111011 11011001011 1111111 111111011 111101 100111101 11011001 11111001 1110111 111111101 01011111 111110001 1101111 1111111111 1111111111 110101111 1101111 110111111 1111101 1011101011 0101001 1101101011 110111 01101110 111101 110110111 11011101 11111101 1101111 111100011 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; ei, du, og are repeated.

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

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