This is an analysis of the poem Et Aar, Naar Det Begynder that begins with:

Et Aar, naar det begynder,
Er liig et Blomsterløg;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa XbXbXXXX XcXcXdXd XXXXXcXc XXeaXXec XXXeXXXc XffXXcXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 01110 111110 11111 1101110 110111 1111010 101111 1111110 101101 11111 11001 1101100 11111 110110 110111 1111100 01111 1101100 11111 1111110 111111 1011010 110111 110100 110101 110110 11010 11101 110101 110010 11111 1111100 01110 1101110 11111 1101110 111111 111110 110111 11110010 11111 110110 1110010 1101010 111111 111110 11111 11111 111111 111111 1111100 111101 1111 110010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; et, og, jeg are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Et Aar, Naar Det Begynder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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