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

Kom nu, Fremmede, til Gjæst dig byde de Gamle;
Lystig leved de her, er nu det ogsaa forbi;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111101 1010000111010 111011110010 110111011010 101111110111 101010100101 10110111111111 111001111111 1010011100110 10101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 499
  • Average number of words per stanza: 103
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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