This is an analysis of the poem Ulykken Rammer Alle that begins with:

I Silke stod Grevinden
Blandt Blomster paa Altanen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X XXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 1101100 111110 1101110 100101 111110 1101100 11011 1101000 100101 111110 110101 11111 1101110 100101 110111 110111 111110 110011 100101 111001 1111010 111010 110100 100101 110111 1111100 11110 111110 100101 11111000 111001 1100010 1110111 100101 11111 101011 010111 11011100 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of Ulykken Rammer Alle;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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