This is an analysis of the poem Elskovstrolddom that begins with:

Med lette Fjed han hasted
Ind i det lune Krat;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XbXX XXcX XXXX XXXc XXXX XXXX XXXX XcXX dbXb XXXd XXca XXXc XXXX XXXX XcXc XacX XXXX XXeX fafX Xbfb XXcX XeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 11111 1111110 111011 1110110 11011 1111110 1001011 111110 100111 101011 11111 110111 111101 11011 110111 1111110 11111 101110 110111 0101110 100110 1101110 110111 111101 11111 1001101 11111 110110 111010 1101110 11011010 111110 110001 1111110 11101 1111110 111111 1010110 11111 110111 111100 111100 11111 1111 1100 11111 1101111 110110 10101101 1110010 11111 11011 111111 1100101 110111 1101011 11101 1101111 0101111 111110 111101 111111 111001 1111100 111101 11111 111101 1101101 110101 1111111 1101110 1111111 11111 11111 11011 110111 111011 111101 1101010 1101110 110111 1001110 11111 010111 111001 111001 100111 110101 110111 110101 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 92
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; her, og are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word d at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Elskovstrolddom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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