This is an analysis of the poem I Granada, Gjennem Byen that begins with:

I Granada, gjennem Byen,
Sorgfuld drager Maurerkongen;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,2,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 10101000 11001110 11101000 11111100 11111 1111100 1011110 111111 11111100 11111110 1111011 1010111 101100 111111000 1111111 010110 10100110 110111 111111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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