This is an analysis of the poem Oldingen Ved Werthers Grav that begins with:

Aftenröden
farver din Grav!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXX XXX XXXXX XXbXXbXXXX cdXX XXXXaXXX XXXXXdXXcXbXXXe eXXXbXXdXXXXXc XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,5,10,4,8,15,14,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 1011 011 11 10 11111 010 11010 1 101 10010 11101 10111 1010 11011 10110 110 01101 110 11110 1101 11110 1111000 11110 10 011 110110 1010 111011 11 1011 1111 111011 1111 1111 1111 01100 101 1001 11010 10101 11101 1000 110100 0 1100110 110 1101 10 111 1101 1001 111 11111 10 1111 10 11110111 1111 111 1001 11010 10 110010 0 11111010 11000 11101100 1100 101 11100 111100 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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  • summary of Oldingen Ved Werthers Grav;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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