This is an analysis of the poem En Have that begins with:

Tidt ved et Blomsterbed man ligned Livet"
Men ak! ej Blomster blot i Bedet groe!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100110100 1111011101 1111110110 111101011 11010111 110101111 1111111 1110010111 1101001110 11011101 1111111 110101111 111111011 1101010101 1111011010 101101111 1111110110 110101101 110111110 111011001 101111 111001111 1001110101 1111111101 110111011 1111110111 10001111 110111010 1100101011 111000110 1101111101 110111101 1110111100 11001111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den, du are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ler is repeated).

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  • summary of En Have;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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