This is an analysis of the poem Den Har Du Tabt, Den Kjæde that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX aXXXX aXXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 110111 11100 111111 10111 1 110111 1101110 110100 0111110 1 110111 1111 101000 1110 1 110011 111111 11100 100111 1 110111 100111 111101 111110 1 101110 01101 1111110 11101 1 11110 111010 110101 11110 1 110111 111111 11011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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