This is an analysis of the poem I Arme Qvinder! Hvorfor Saa Vaade Kinder that begins with:

I arme Qvinder! hvorfor saa vaade Kinder,
Saa vaade Kinder? hvad skal den Urte-Kram?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXXXXX XXXXXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101110 111011111 110101010100 1010011011 111111 110111 0111101011 010110 110111 011111110 1001111111 1111111111 011101111100 111001111 1111000 011110 1110111100 110111 111111 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 356
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; de, tak, du, fra, dig, vi are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word du is repeated.

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

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  • summary of I Arme Qvinder! Hvorfor Saa Vaade Kinder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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