This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Har Gemt Paa En Sang that begins with:

Jeg har gemt paa en Sang, som jeg aldrig fik sunget,
en Sang om en Svane — jeg vil ej dø betvunget....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aa XX aX XX bb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111110110 111111111100 1100011111 1101111101 11111101100 110110110010 01111111 11011010000 1100101111 110000111 11111111 111101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; jeg, som, en, er are repeated.

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  • summary of Jeg Har Gemt Paa En Sang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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