This is an analysis of the poem Paa Sangens Skjønne Vinger that begins with:

Paa Sangens skjønne Vinger,
Jeg bærer dig, Elskte, afsted,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXa XbXb XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 111110 11010110 1111101 11001 11100 1100010 1111 101110 111101 110111 1001111 011100 111111 1101010 101101 1101101 1011 110111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Paa Sangens Skjønne Vinger;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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