This is an analysis of the poem Fra Vesterhavets Lande that begins with:

Fra Vesterhavets Lande
Hen over dybe Vande...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXXXXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110001 11011 011101 1111010 001100 111000 1111010 101101 1101110 1101110 1001000 11011 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 329
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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