This is an analysis of the poem R. Frankenau that begins with:

Glemt staaer hans Grav bag Kloster-Kirkens Muur,
Endt er hans Drøm om Glæde og om Smerte;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110101 101111111 1111011110 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 4
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of R. Frankenau;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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