This is an analysis of the poem Raad Wilm I Sine Breve Sender Meget Sand that begins with:

Raad Wilm i sine Breve sender meget Sand,
Som Rigsforretningshjulet vilde staae paa Stand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1111110101 11000001111 1111111 1100010 1111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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