This is an analysis of the poem Improviseret Skaaltale For Etatsraad Melchior that begins with:

En Børneflok paa Fødselsdagen bad,
Og Barnets Ønske groer som Rosens Blad;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011001 1101101101 1110110111 110110111 11101111 110001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Improviseret Skaaltale For Etatsraad Melchior;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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