This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Holder Fast Ved Dig, Saalænge that begins with:

Jeg holder fast ved dig, saalænge
Som kun een Gnist udi mit Bryst...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 1111101111 11111 11110111 110111110 1111001 11010110 11111111 110111110 1101111 11101110 1101101 110111110 11011101 11010110 1110111 11011111 1101111101 11011011 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Jeg Holder Fast Ved Dig, Saalænge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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