This is an analysis of the poem Af Krigens Trommer Og Trompeter Skræmmet that begins with:

Af Krigens Trommer og Trompeter skræmmet
I Odins Stad, berøvet gamle Venner,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaX XXaX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101011001 110110110 110110010 1111101110 11111111 11101101110 11110111010 111101110010 1100111100 1101111100 1111011 1101101010 1111100110 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hun is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word res at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Af Krigens Trommer Og Trompeter Skræmmet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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