This is an analysis of the poem Saa Er Menneskenes Lod that begins with:

Saa er Menneskenes Lod:
prise Havets vilde Brod,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001 11011 11111 101110 11011 11111 111111 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Saa Er Menneskenes Lod;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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