This is an analysis of the poem Feerne Ved Holgers Vugge that begins with:

Seks Feer stod ved min Vugge og sang;
Det underfuldt gennem mit Liv genklang....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bX XX XX XX aa bX XX bb XX XX Xb XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 110010111110 11011101 11001111 1111100 1100101 111111001 110110100 11111111 111101001 110001101 1101100101 110110111 11100101 11011101 110001100 11001101 110101101 10010111 11000101 110111001 100111001 11011111 110001101 11101111 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 68
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Feerne Ved Holgers Vugge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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