This is an analysis of the poem Den, Som Jeg Gav Af Mit Hjerteblod that begins with:

Den, som jeg gav af mit Hjerteblod,
Hun traadte mig med sin fine Fod;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111100 1111111 11111101 011101101 111111011 110110000 1111011 1111111111 1101100100 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 361
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Den, Som Jeg Gav Af Mit Hjerteblod;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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