This is an analysis of the poem I Afrikanerbyen that begins with:

I Afrikanerbyen,
i Cartagena jeg boer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXXaXXXbXbXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110000 1101011 11111 1100111 11110100 1011000 11101010 110010 11010110 11101 11001110 11111 11001100 110111 101110 11011 1100110 1100111 111110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 570
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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