This is an analysis of the poem Ved Veien Paa En Steen Jeg Sad, Og Brystet that begins with:

Ved Veien paa en Steen jeg sad, og Brystet
Sig hæved tungt; mens trende Nattergale...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX XXX aXX XXX bXX ccX XdX bXX daX XXX XXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111110 11111100 10111111 011111011 1111110110 1101101100 0101101100 11011111100 110101001010 1101111110 111111111 0111011100 111101111 11111100 11111111000 010111111 1111100 1001111100 11011111011 1110111110 111101111110 110111011 1111000010 1101011110 1101011 11111111 1111111011000 11101111 111111111010 110111011100 110111111 1110101010 11010111110 1111011101 10111111110 111111000100 10101111 110100111 1111111010 110111100 010111101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Ved Veien Paa En Steen Jeg Sad, Og Brystet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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