This is an analysis of the poem Væk Ikke Svanerne that begins with:

Mit Vaarfløjt blev nedstemt af Andedams-Claquerne.
Selv Svanerne rystede Svanenakkerne....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aa XX bb XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110110010 110101000 100111011 1100111011 1101100101 1111001001 101111111 100111101 1111000100 1101111110 11010111010 1111111110 11001111110 110111000 11111110000 11011101100 11011010110 1110111110 11010111111 110010110011 110111100 11011011100 11110110010 01001010110 110111100 100101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 84
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; er, vi are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word vi is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines mig, os, dem are repeated).

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  • summary of Væk Ikke Svanerne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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