This is an analysis of the poem O, Var Du Her I Denne By that begins with:

O, var du her i denne By,
Og gik din Fod paa disse Stene,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaXb XXccX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 1111111 111111 111111 1111001 011111 1011110 1111111 1111111 110001110 0111111 110100110 0011011 1101111 1011101 1111111111 111101100 111111 1001011111 111110110 1101101 1110110 1111001 1101011 111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase alene connects the lines.

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