This is an analysis of the poem Hvad Der Skal Skee, Det Skeer, Græd Du End Blod; that begins with:

Hvad der skal skee, det skeer, græd Du end Blod;
Men husk i Smerten: Gud er viis og god,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111011 1111010111 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Hvad Der Skal Skee, Det Skeer, Græd Du End Blod;;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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