This is an analysis of the poem Saae Du Ei Tidt En Svale that begins with:

Saae du ei tidt en Svale
Hist over krumme Kyst...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXaX XXXXXXXX XXbbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 11011 1111 11101 10111 111101 10111 101101 101111 101101 11111 1101 10101111 111101 111111 101011 11101 10011 10111 11111 11111101 1011 10111 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Saae Du Ei Tidt En Svale;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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