This is an analysis of the poem Stakkels Mary Anne that begins with:

Under Gravens Græstørv sover
Stakkels Mary Anne!...

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXAXXXA XAXAaaaA XAXAXXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 10101 1011110 10101 1111111 1011101 11101101 10101 1110101 10101 110100 10101 11101010 1111110 11100110 10101 1011111 10101 111101 10101 101011 1010111 101011 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word anne at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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