This is an analysis of the poem I Fjerne Kirketaarne Hist that begins with:

I fjerne Kirketaarne hist
Nu Aftenklokkerne ringe....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXb cXXXXXXX caXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 110001 11010111 11001011 1101110 110011 11111101 1101101 1101111 11001010 11110110 11101000 1101001 110110 111111 1011100 1111111 111111 1111111 11001011 1111111 1101001 11111101 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of I Fjerne Kirketaarne Hist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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