This is an analysis of the poem Du Var Henrivende Paa Børneballet that begins with:

Du var henrivende paa Børneballet
Og endnu meer med myrtevundne Lokker...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001100 11010110010 100111110 1100011010 1111011100 111001111 11111111 11101110 11110110010 111101 11110100110 1111110111 111111111 111111100 110110111 100110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Du Var Henrivende Paa Børneballet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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