This is an analysis of the poem Krebs-Huset that begins with:

Altsaa for Førstegang til et Natteherberg jeg ruller,
For med den vaagnende Dag længer at reise paa nye!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110111000110 11110111111 1110010000101 110011101101 1010111111110 111111111011011 1111101010111 1010111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 434
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Krebs-Huset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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