This is an analysis of the poem Ved Christian Ryders Grav that begins with:

Jeg saae dig nys, da Du var karsk og glad,
Hos Dig og Dine var saa godt at være....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111101111 111111111 1100110101 11111111 111011101 111011111 1100111101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 335
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Ved Christian Ryders Grav;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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