This is an analysis of the poem To Elskende that begins with:

To Elskende sad
Under Hybenrosens Hæk;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX XcXc XdXX XXXX eXXb fXXX XXXX XXXX fXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXgd XebX XhXh XXXX fXXX XbfX XIXX XXXX XaXX XdXd XXXX XIXX XXgX XXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 1010001 11111 11011 11110 11001 11111 111101 110101 10011 11111 111101 11111 1111 111101 11110 1111 110011 11101 111101 110110 11101 1101010 10001 10011100 111111 1100010 1111 111011 11111 11110 1111 1111010 1101 110001 11001 011110 11011 01110 11101 1101 11111 110111 111001 1101110 1101 111 11110 110001 1110 11111 11011 110010 11101 0111 1100 110010 100101 11110 11001 110110 110011 111111 1101 110110 111100 11110 111110 110110 11111 110110 111111 111111 1111 11111 1111 01010 11111 11111 11011 111110 1111 1111 11111 1111 110001 11111 1111 11101 11101 11111 11010 111111 1111 11111 1111 110010 1101 11110 11101 1101110 11110 111001 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 26
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 104
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; da, d are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words den, og, da, hun, o are repeated.

    The author used the same words mens, o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of To Elskende;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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