This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Elskte Fogdens Datter that begins with:

Jeg elskte Fogdens Datter,
Hun var mit Hjertes Lyst,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XbXX XXXX XcXc XXXb dXdX XXXc XXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 11111101 111110110 11011111 1111010 111101 11111 11111 111101 11111 11101111 11101 11111 11101 11111 1111 11111 11111 11111 11101 11111 11101 110111 11101 11111 11111 111111 11111 11111 111101 11111 1111 1011010 1101011 111110 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; mit, min, den, ham are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Jeg Elskte Fogdens Datter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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