This is an analysis of the poem Natten Var Mild Og Kjær that begins with:

Natten var mild og kjær,
Stille og dunkel,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX aXaXbbXX cXcXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 1110 11111 10100 1111 1001 10011110 111110 11111 1111 11011 1011 1011 101 100001111 1111111 101111 10010 1110 110 10110 1110 1111011111 111101 1101 11010 1101 1100 111 1111 10011011 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; eet, vor are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words mindet, eet are repeated.

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  • summary of Natten Var Mild Og Kjær;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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