This is an analysis of the poem At Alperne Vil Speile Sig I Beltet that begins with:

At Alperne vil speile sig i Beltet -
Har Sagnet sagt — det skeer saasnart paa Kysten...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111110 11011110110 1100111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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