This is an analysis of the poem Pater Hugo that begins with:

Pater Hugo, jeg er bange!
Ud af Klostrets mørke Gange...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXbX XXcbcbX XXXXXXX XXXbXbX XXXXcbX aaXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 111011 11111 1111110 11111 11100110 10101110 111111 11111 1100101 11111010 111111 1101010 10101110 1010111 111111 101010 11100110 1110111 11101000 10101110 10101110 11101100 1101111 11011110 111111 11111110 1110111 0111110 10100100 10011 11101010 111111 11101110 1111110 011011 111101 11111 0110110 110110 1101111110 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; det is repeated.

    The author used the same words pater, du at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines lver, le are repeated).

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  • summary of Pater Hugo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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