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

Dækker Graven, grønne Urter smaa!
Eders Ven, som elskte Jer saa saare,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXa XbXbaXaX XXXXXXXX XXbcXXXX cXXXXdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 10111111 101111101 0111100 111111 11011111 101011011 111011111 1101111 1010001010 10111111 1111111110 101011100 101110101 111110 11101101 10101101 101011110 11001011 10101010 111111110 110010011 101111011 1101111 10011111 111001010 11111101 1111101010 11111101 1111011 111011100 111111111 1111011 1111101 111101010 11101100 11111111 101011011 10111101 101110111 1110011110 11010111 1110111000 101110100 1011111 11101111 111010100 10001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; d, og, du, hans are repeated.

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

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

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