This is an analysis of the poem Folk I Josvæ Dage Kunde Drage that begins with:

Folk i Josvæ Dage kunde drage
Giennem Flod, tør paa Fod,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX XXaXabXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 101111 11011110 101111 1110111 11101 11101 11111 101 11101 111111 111111 111111 111101 11111 11111 101111 101111 101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Folk I Josvæ Dage Kunde Drage;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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