This is an analysis of the poem En Paaske-Sang that begins with:

Engelen.
Hvorledes gaaer det her?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbaXbXXcd eXccXXXXfXd XXbbXXXXXfd efXXffXXXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,11,11,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 100110 1101110 111110 0101110 11011 010101 101011 11111 111101 1101 010 100101 11111 101101 011101 110111 1111 11111 11111 1111 1111 10 111101 1100110 110110 101101 11111 010011 1111 110011 110101 1101 010 1010001 100100 110110 110111 11111 11001100 11001110 11011 001111 1001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; du is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvad, til, trods are repeated.

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

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

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

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