This is an analysis of the poem Hr. Mickel I Odense that begins with:

Et fremmed Navn det hjelper strax,
Saa kjendes man af Flere,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110111 11111111 11011 11000111 1110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 180
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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