This is an analysis of the poem Grev Joachim Moltke-Bregentved that begins with:

Tænk kun paa ham hvis Støv er Graven bragt,
Erindring, udfold heel din Blomsterpragt!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aa aX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110101 1001011100 111111111 11110111 11011111 1111010100 1101001111 1101110110 11111011 1111111 111111101 010111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; han is repeated.

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  • summary of Grev Joachim Moltke-Bregentved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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