This is an analysis of the poem Vi Er I Marts, Men Martsviol that begins with:

Vi er i Marts, men Martsviol
Kun sees i Rude-Isen,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 111110 1111101 1100110 0011111 1101100 1111111 1111010 110110 1101110 100010 110110 11110000 101110 110110 110100 10101011 1011000 1101101 1111110 11010001 11111 111110 110111 1101010 11101000 11111101 10111 00100111 1101010 11111011 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; vi, skaal are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words paa, vi are repeated.

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  • summary of Vi Er I Marts, Men Martsviol;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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