This is an analysis of the poem Paa Sorgens Skumle Kyst Min Tanke Strander that begins with:

Paa Sorgens skumle Kyst min Tanke strander,
Udtørret staaer om Dagen Livets Kilde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa abXa XXb XbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111110 101110101 110101111 110101110 11100111110 1101101111 1101001110 110111110 1011011101 11011011010 111111111 1101110110 11011011 11111110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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