This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Gik Mig I Skoven Saa Eensom En Gang that begins with:

Jeg gik mig i Skoven saa eensom en Gang,
Alle de smaa Fugle saa yndeligt sang,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXX XXbXXb bXXXXX XXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011011 101111001 01110110 11101111 11111101 1101101 111111010 11111111111 1111111 1101011111 1111101101 111111 1111111101 10011011001 010111111 1111110101 11011111 1111111 1111111101 111111111 111011 111111101 111111111 11100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, jeg, med are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, da, og, saa are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines g is repeated).

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  • summary of Jeg Gik Mig I Skoven Saa Eensom En Gang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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