This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Har Mig Troet Til Tidlig Død Indviet that begins with:

Jeg har mig troet til tidlig Død indviet,
Dog til et Digterliv tillige....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaX aXX
  • 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: 1111110110 11110010 11011110 111011101 11111111 110011101 1111011100 1100110000 1100111010 11001101010 11011100 11011111110 1101111100 1100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • 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; til, og are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Jeg Har Mig Troet Til Tidlig Død Indviet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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