This is an analysis of the poem Der Er Intet Saa Yndigt I Foraarets Gry that begins with:

Der er intet saa yndigt i Foraarets Gry,
der er intet saa sødt i den nyfødte Sky...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXaXXXXXX XXXXbXXbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011011001 1010111111 11101101 1101010 111110110100 11111011101 1111111 1101001 101011101011 10101101011 111111001 1111011 1010111111 1111101101 1110001100 1111011 1111111111 111111011011 11110010 1111111 1010111111 1101011011 111110111 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 468
  • Average number of words per stanza: 99
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; der, og, intet, saa, er, det, vil are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, som are repeated.

    The author used the same word der at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase vil connects the lines.

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  • summary of Der Er Intet Saa Yndigt I Foraarets Gry;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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