This is an analysis of the poem Et Yndigt Alfeflor Af Blad Og Ranker that begins with:

Et yndigt Alfeflor af Blad og Ranker,
En sneehvid Aftensky, saa kjølig, let,...

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba aXXa 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: 11010011110 110100111 1100011101 101101110 11011101010 110111101 110101111 111111110 1111111 111110111 111100111 111111001 111101111 101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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