This is an analysis of the poem Samtale Imellem Jesum Og Siælen. [siæl. Ak! Hvad Er Dog Tiden Lang] that begins with:

Siæl.
Ak! hvad er dog Tiden lang....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXabXXaXXX aXXXaXXXaXXa aXXXaXXXaXXX aXXXaXXXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101101 1 01101110 1 1010101 1 1101110 1 1010111 1 1010111 1 111110 1 1011110 1 1010111 1 1011010 1 11111 1 101111 1 1101011 1 1110110 1 11011 1 11111100 1 111011 1 1111101 1 101101 1 1011010 1 1110110 1 1011010 1 1101011 1 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 15 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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; d is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Samtale Imellem Jesum Og Siælen. [siæl. Ak! Hvad Er Dog Tiden Lang];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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