This is an analysis of the poem Spadseregang that begins with:

En Dame.
Ih hillemænd, skal vi træffes her?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xa XXX aX XXX XXXX XXX XXb XXc Xbb cX XdaX XXXXe XfX XXXXf XXX XXXX XX XXeXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,2,3,4,3,3,3,3,2,4,5,3,5,3,4,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1101110 110 100111101101 0110010 110 001010111 110 11111111 11101110 1 1111110110 1100111 11001101111 10 01101 1101100 1 10111 11001010111 111 111110101 101010110 110 11011111 1011111 010 1101101101 10 1011101100 11011111110 111111110 101011110 11010111 11111101 11011111 1111 0101 1101 1010 1 101011 1111100 110101111 11 10 10101110 0110 1110 11010111 101011011 11111010 011 1111110 1 10110101011 111011011 11111100 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; med is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word han is repeated.

    The author used the same word en 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 s is repeated).

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  • summary of Spadseregang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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