This is an analysis of the poem Sang Fra Teltet that begins with:

En Herre.
See hvor Folk staaer hist om Teltet i Klynger....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaa XX XXXXX XXXb XbXX XcXX XXXX XbXX XbXX XXX XXDXXXXXXXD XXeebXXXXXffXXcXXcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,5,4,4,4,4,4,4,3,11,22,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 11111110110 101011110 10111110001 111011101 1110 11 1110 1101101 1100 111110 1101 11100011 1110 11110111 101 111111 1111 1111111 1110 1111110 1001 11001001 110 1001111 1111 11111101 1101 11111100 1111 1111111 110 1110010 1111 1111110 1110 10 11100010 1101001 1000 100 10010 0111 101111 1011 1111 111011 1111 100 10010 111 11101 11111 1111111 1111011 1110 1101111110 11111 111 11111 101001 1111 11 101 1111 1110 100 1011001101 101110011110 1101100 11111000 1111110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • 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; af is repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Sang Fra Teltet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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