This is an analysis of the poem Gurre that begins with:

Hvor Nilen vander Ægypterens Jord
I Africas brændende Lande,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaaXXXXXXbcXXXXX bXbcXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXcbXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,17,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101001 110011 11010111 011101 11001110 101101 0101111 100100 11111011000 11111 11111101 111111 111011100 1 11101110 10 1110 111111001 1111100 11111111 111011 111101101 101101 11001110 1011 11010111 1001011 11111110 11101100 11101110 1 11101110 10 1110 111110011 11011010 111110100 11010100 11101100 101101 11101100 111100 101101100 1101101 11011101 101100 11101110 1 11101110 10 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 540
  • Average number of words per stanza: 91
  • Amount of lines: 51
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg, den are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words jeg, den are repeated.

    The author used the same word ved at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word danmark at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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