This is an analysis of the poem Hvor Skoven Meest Var Øde that begins with:

Hvor Skoven meest var øde
I Skyggen dunkelgrøn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb XXXX bXXX XaaX aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 11010 111111 11111 111110 11011 110101 110101 111111100 110111 1111111 11101 1111010 11111111 11111111 110001 111000 110111 11111 10011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; og is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Hvor Skoven Meest Var Øde;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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