This is an analysis of the poem Ei Du Halsen Dække that begins with:

Ei du Halsen dække,
Kom, min fagre Brud!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX Xbcb XXXX XXcX XXXa XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1111 1111 1111 111110 11100 101110 11100 10011 11111 1111 1101 10010 1111 111010 11100 101000 0111 1110 1100 111 111 1001 1101 1101 11100 111010 111111 11101 111 1101 1011 11101 11101 11101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ei Du Halsen Dække;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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