This is an analysis of the poem Møllerpigens Forræderie that begins with:

Ei, ei, min Ven, saa tidlig oppe?
I Skoven alt ved første Gry?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 1101111 11010100 11000111 111110 1111110 11011110 1110101 11111010 1110101 11101110 1111111 11111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Møllerpigens Forræderie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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