This is an analysis of the poem Sangfuglen Ved Oehlenschlägers Grav that begins with:

De lagde ham ved Vintertid i Graven;
Men kjære Hænder fletted ømt af Blade...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba abbX XcX XXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0111100110 111101111 110111111 1111011110 1110101010 111111101 11011111 1111011110 11111111 1101011010 111110110 1111011000 1101001100 1101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Sangfuglen Ved Oehlenschlägers Grav;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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