This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Var Et Barn — Mit Blod Saa Sagte Løb that begins with:

Jeg var et Barn — mit Blod saa sagte løb,
Kun ringe var min Sorg og knap min Glæde,...

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111111111 111111111 1111000111 0101110111 11111111101 011111001 1011011011 101101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; var, l are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word de at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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