Hvilke Spaltninger Og Ridser by Emil Aarestrup: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Hvilke Spaltninger Og Ridser that begins with:

Hvilke Spaltninger og Ridser;
Hvilken Slangelinie ender...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100110 1010010 110110 11011 110111 1100110 11011 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; hvilke is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hvilke is repeated.

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

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