This is an analysis of the poem Tre Beilere that begins with:

Histnede ved Bækken,
Hvor Avnbøgen staaer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXabXX XXXXXXXX XXXcXXXX dXXXeXXf XfXfXfXf XfXfXbXX XXXXXghg XXffiXiX XaXaXdXX fXfXfXXX hXhXXXeX XXXXXeXX ccXXXXXf XXXXXiXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 1101 11011 11011 1111 11011 0101 11101 111 1110 0101 1101 11001 11010 1111 011 111010 0111 111010 1101 1111 11111 11010 1101 11001 0111 1101 1101 110110 11000 110110 1111 1101 11111 11011 111 1101 11011 11111 0111 11001 1011 1101 11111 11011 1101 0111 11100 1101 11010 0101 1110 111100 11011 11010 11011 1111 11010 11111 1101 111110 1101 110110 11011 111110 11111 110010 11001 1111 11111 11011 11011 11011 1111 11101 11011 11011 11111 1101 10111 110111 1111 110111 1111 1111 10011 11110 11111 11011 1111 11011 11011 11011 1100 11111 11111 11011 11011 110110 10010 11011 01011 10111 11011 1111 1101 11110 11011 11001 11011 11111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 112
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; og, i, med, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, med are repeated.

    The author used the same word den at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Tre Beilere;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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