This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Ser Din Alvorsleg I Barnehjemmet that begins with:

Jeg ser din Alvorsleg i Barnehjemmet,
Din Studsen, naar de Ældre af Dig loe,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XXXX XXX XXX
  • 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: 11110011000 110101111 111101111 1100011110 111101010 11111111 110110100 1101110111 111111110 011011101 1001010111 0111100101 0111110010 11111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words din, du are repeated.

    The author used the same word jeg at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Jeg Ser Din Alvorsleg I Barnehjemmet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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