This is an analysis of the poem Nu Dagen Lukket Har Sit Øie that begins with:

Nu Dagen lukket har sit Øie,
Bag Skyen alle Stjerner døe;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 111100 111101 11010111 11010111 11011111 1010111 10011101 11111110 11111101 110101110 101110 1110110 1110111 10101111 11001110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du is repeated.

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  • summary of Nu Dagen Lukket Har Sit Øie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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