This is an analysis of the poem F. H. Guldberg that begins with:

Til Kirkegaarden skotter Børneflokken,
De sorte Kors i Maaneskinnet staae,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100010100 011110001 11010100110 11111101 011011100 110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 F. H. Guldberg;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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