This is an analysis of the poem Romance that begins with:

Hvor Bøgen helder sin friske Green
Mod Stranden, mens sagteligt Bølgerne trille,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 110110011 111111 11011001 1111111 11111010 11011010 1101111 111111 1101111110 11111011 11111010 11011111 110110110 10011000 111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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