This is an analysis of the poem Graat Veir that begins with:

Den vaade Taage hænger dorsk over Mark og By,
Det gider ikke regne engang fra sorten Sky;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110111 11011101101 1101111111 110011011100 11000110100101 111000110101 11010111111 11010101111 1110111010 110111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 456
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word jeg is repeated.

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  • summary of Graat Veir;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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