This is an analysis of the poem I Nordens Liv Sig Reiser Aand Mod Jætte that begins with:

I Nordens Liv sig reiser Aand mod Jætte
Saalænge Lys og Mulm i Tiden skifter;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXXX aXa XXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101110111 111111010 1001110010 110111111 1111111 110111000 1101011110 110011100 01011111010 111011100 11110000010 1100111000 11011111000 01011110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • 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; det is repeated.

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  • summary of I Nordens Liv Sig Reiser Aand Mod Jætte;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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