This is an analysis of the poem Samtale Imellem Jesum Og Martha that begins with:

Marth. Min Søster har det mageligt.
Jes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXbcXc aXXdXdXXdXdXXXXXXXX XXXXXbeefXfXXXdXdXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,19,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111100 1 1000 111111101 1 1100 11101 111 11111110 1 111 11111101 1 1101 11101101 1 011 111011 1 111 111111111 1 1111 111110101 1 1101 10101 110 111111101 1 1101 10101101 1 1101 111111111 1 1111 1110101 1111 11111111 1 110 111011101 1 0101 11111 110 111111101 1 111101 11110101 1 1101 111110001 1 1101 111111 1 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 386
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; r, jeg are repeated.

    The author used the same word marth at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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