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

I Dandsen
Cavaleren ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaX XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 1000 11011101 1101110 10 1101101 11011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word jeg is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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