This is an analysis of the poem Med En 'Gliedermann' that begins with:

Jeg var en Gang paa den grønne Green,
Jeg var selv en Green, ja, en deilig En -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXX XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111111 1111111101 11110111 110101001 111101 111111110011 1111101111 1111101100 1111101111 11010110 10111011110 1101001111 11110111110 1101111011 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines s is repeated).

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  • summary of Med En 'Gliedermann';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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