This is an analysis of the poem I Forstaden that begins with:

En Skorstensrøg forkuller
fra tusind Skydehuller...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX AXAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 1101000 110100 111 1101100 1101110 100010 1101 1111110 1101110 1111110 1100010 110110 011100 100100 1101 1111110 110110 1111110 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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