This is an analysis of the poem Ved Husets Muur Stod En Hæk Af Geranier that begins with:

Ved Husets Muur stod en Hæk af Geranier,
Der sad hun paa Trappens Marmorsteen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111100 111110100 1111011100 1111101110 111010111 111110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • idea of the verse;
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