This is an analysis of the poem Et Evigt Liv Tør Jeg Ikke Kræve that begins with:

Et evigt Liv tør jeg ikke kræve,
Vorherre gav mig saa Meget her,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 10111100 110111011 1110111 111111110 1111000111 100010111 111110111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Et Evigt Liv Tør Jeg Ikke Kræve;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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