This is an analysis of the poem Frederik Christian Greve Af Raben that begins with:

Atter et Sorgens Bud dig bragte den vingede Snekke,
Aalholms ældgamle Slot, atter et sortseglet Brev!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXaXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101111101 10111011001 10101111110 11011101011 11110011110101 1011111101 1110111111111 111011111011 111111111110 1110111101 1111100100010 1111011101101 1001111011011 1001001111101 111111101111 101001101011 10111101111001 11101111111 111001111110 111110011101 101111111111 1111011011001 101111100001 11100110111 1111101001011 1111111101 011111001101 10111101001 11011011110 10001110111 101011110110 1010110011 1101010101110 1101011010011 11110110011010 11101111001 10110111010110 100111101101 101111111110 101111011011 10111111011 1011001111111 1000111100111 1011011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 435
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; et, din, med, og, han, d, det, den are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words han, hvor, over are repeated.

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  • summary of Frederik Christian Greve Af Raben;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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