This is an analysis of the poem Brat Af Slaget Rammet that begins with:

Brat af slaget rammet,
kastet hårdt til jord,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XaXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 10111 101110 0111 10101 11111 110110 1110 110010 10111 11110 1111100 11111 11101 10111 111110 111010 11111011 111100 1110 10011 1111 11110 10101 11100 11100 111010 11111 10110 11111 1110 10101 11111 11111 11111 1111 11110 110 101000 10101 101010 11101 101010 10111 111010 10111 101100 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words f, som are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word l at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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