This is an analysis of the poem Rimbrev Til Jomfru Anna Aagaard that begins with:

Hvis jeg ei skrev et Brev til min Cousine,
Da sagde vistnok Folk: han skrive kan til Mine,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111110 1110111111 11111100 1101011110 11111111110 1111111100100 11101110010 11111110110 111111111100 1101010 1111001011010 1111110011 11111111 11 101100111110 111111111 10110011011 1110111111 11111110101 11011010110 111100111101 10000100101 11100110001 11111110111 111011101 1101011110 111111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 230
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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; til, han, jeg, og, du are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines les is repeated).

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  • summary of Rimbrev Til Jomfru Anna Aagaard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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