This is an analysis of the poem Drankeren Barthold that begins with:

Fra Taget hænger det mugne Straa,
Og Katten kryber paa Bjælken,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX bXbX XXXX XXXX cdcX XdXd XXdX XeXX XXXX XXXe aXaX cXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 1101011 1101101 1101110 10010111 111110 11110111 111011 110011101 11010110 110101011 111110 111111111 111101 100111111 1011111 11101001011 1101011 11011111 1111010 110011111 1101111 110101111 1101011 11010111 11111010 1101101110 1100110 1101101111 110110 111111111 1110110 11111111 11011011 110111010 1111101 111111 11110110 11111101 1011010 11011011011 1011001 11010111 1101101 11111101 110010 11111111 00111110 11011111 110110110 110111101 1111010 1100111101 11011011 10111100 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; af, r, de are repeated.

    The author used the same word hun at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Drankeren Barthold;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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