This is an analysis of the poem Den Naive that begins with:

Bondepige! lille Bondepige!
Kjender du Cytheres kjælne Hytter?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001100 100100110 111101101 1011111100 11110111 10111011 111011101 11111110 10011010 1001100 11111101 111001000 11101111 111101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Den Naive;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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