This is an analysis of the poem Dandseren Paa Voltigerlinien that begins with:

I Cirkelbue,
uden at grue,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Xb XX Xb XX XXXaaXXXXXXXXXXXX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,2,2,2,2,17,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1011 1111 111 1011110 1111101111 11111111 111101 101110101 11011 1101111011 1111 1101100 1011 1110 101 11011 100110 1010100 01010011 10111 1010111 111 111101 1100 1100 1110 111110001 11111011101 10110011 1110111011 11000 111010100 1100 1111110 1110 10111111 110 11111111 10110 0111011011 10111 101111 110111 10101 1101111 1101101 111101101 110110 101110 111 1111 1101 11 1111 011111100 1010 101011001 1011 1100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • 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:

    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; jeg is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words en, nogle at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines den, ier are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase slap connects the lines.

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  • summary of Dandseren Paa Voltigerlinien;
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