This is an analysis of the poem Til - that begins with:

O dette Øiekast — see væk!
Det Blik, den Trods, det Smiil — tilgiv!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX XXXX aXaX XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 11111110 111100111 111111111111 111100 11111110 1011111 11110110 11011100 11111111 11100101 1111000 11011111 111111 1111111 1011011 11111111 10011001 1111011 101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Til -;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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