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

Maaskee jeg dog, naar Svalen kommer,
Endnu engang skal see en Sommer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXX XaXXXX aaXXXX bbXXXX XXcXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111010 101011110 110111 1110011 11111 11011101 11111010 101011010 110111 11111 11110111 1101010 1111010 101100010 111111111 11110001 1111011 11111111 1111111 1010111 11011101 111111 1111111 100111 11111111 10110111 10011101 11011111 1111101 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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