This is an analysis of the poem Nu Vaarens Blikke Venligt Smile that begins with:

Nu Vaarens Blikke venligt smile;
Men i dit Øies milde Blaae...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 111111 111111 1111011 11011011 0111101 1001011 111111 1111101 1111101 1101111 111101 1111111 11111111 1101111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Nu Vaarens Blikke Venligt Smile;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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