This is an analysis of the poem Dampskibet Gudenaa that begins with:

Det var, som en Fultons Baad vi saae,
Da Dampprammen kom op ad Guden-Aa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110111 1100111101 111111101 111111 1101111001 10111101 110001101 110110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Dampskibet Gudenaa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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