This is an analysis of the poem Der Hvisked Til Dig Gjennem Busk Og Siv that begins with:

Der hvisked til Dig gjennem Busk og Siv
Et Aandepust fra Verdner, skjulte, fjerne;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110111 110011011 10010011 01010110 111001111 1111110111 011011100 0101111101 1101010101 1101011010 1101100110 110110001 11011111 110011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du is repeated.

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

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