This is an analysis of the poem Paa Maskeraden that begins with:
Ved alle Tisler, alle sorte Slanger!
Jeg elsker dig, skjøndt du er grim og styg;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101110 1101100111 101111100 011101111 1011111000 1110010101 1011011000 111100111 111011010 110101110 110111110 1101110001 111011101 1100010111 1110011 111110111 11111111 11111011 1110110101 11110100 1111110110 1110111000 111110011 1100011100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; er, din, det, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word jeg is repeated.
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- summary of Paa Maskeraden;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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