This is an analysis of the poem Er Han Borte Al Min Eje that begins with:

Er han borte al min Eje?
Skal jeg ham ej meere see,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAAaXXaaXXXXXXBBXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXaccXXdXbda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111 111111 111111 11 1011101 111101 11111 01111 10010 111110 111100 11110 00101 111110 101101111 101101111 10010 10110 10110 101100001110 10110 101100001 1111 1011 1111111 111 1011011 111111 11110101 110110 11001 11111101 11011101 11011001110 11011111 1111 1101111100 11111001 110111 111110 1111111 11111111 11110101 1010 11110111 1111111 1010 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1507
  • Average number of words per stanza: 256
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; meere, see, har, funden, du are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words skal, eja, bruden are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines see, nat, funden, de, barm are repeated).

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