This is an analysis of the poem Dødsenglen Flyver I Slimet Ham that begins with:

Dødsenglen flyver i slimet Ham
Atter om Land og Rige....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101 101111 1001111110 111111 10111101 1011101 111011101 1111111 011011001 111011 1110111 1111111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 390
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Dødsenglen Flyver I Slimet Ham;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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