This is an analysis of the poem Holgers Anger that begins with:

Tit jeg stod, hvor Kæmper blødte,
Dem jeg vog i frejdig Dyst;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1111101 11111 1110101 11111010 1110111 1111110 11111 11111011 111110 1111101 111011 111111 111110111 101101 1110111 1111111 101110 1011111 101111 111111 11111 111111 111101 11111000 111101 111110 111110111 1111111 111101 111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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