This is an analysis of the poem Efter Krigen that begins with:

Det nye Aar kommer susende
Over Vandene....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111010 1010 0011110 101110 100 00101110 10111111 101101111 101110101 11111110 101101101 1111011110 111111111 11101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 443
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Efter Krigen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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