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

O Skov, hvor mine Drømme boer,
Du Hav, som drukned tidt min Kummer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcXcX XXXXXded XfXfXdXd XXXXXbXb XXaXebXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 011101110 0111111 11011110 0111111 1111111 1111001 1110011 1111111 11110110 1111111 11011101 111110 1111011 1111111 1111111 11011101 111110 11011101 11010010 11011101 111011 1110111 1101111 1101111 11111110 111111 110011110 111010 11011110 1111010 1001110 1111011 111111 1100111 11011011 110111 111101010 1111110100 1111110 1111110 11111101 1101111 11110101 111111 101111 1111111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; t, d, i, skal are repeated.

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

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

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