This is an analysis of the poem Sulamiths Sang Paa Bjergstien that begins with:
Bort, bort! — jeg vil flye;
Jeg mit Aasyn vil skjule....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11111 11111011 11111011001 110011001 10011 1110100 101110110 111001110 11111 11101 1111011001 111111001 11111 101101 1111110101 1111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 138
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg, vil, til, er, din, var, ei, hans are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words jeg, det, var are repeated.
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