This is an analysis of the poem Frederik Hegel that begins with:

I
Dedication...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bbbbccc daadeXe faaf geeg XhhX iggiXfccf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,7,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010 11011111 11011111 11111101 01011111 100101010 11110111 111011010 11011101 01101101 11011111 11010101 111101010 11011111 111111010 110111010 0111 0101 100101010 110101010 0101 1101 111111110 110101010 0101 0111 110101110 0100011010 0111 0101 010111110 111101010 1101 0111 010111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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