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

Ved Havet vandred en Abekat,
da fik han en opskyllet Østers fat. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaa XXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101100 111110011 1111111 1111011110 1111111 10110111 101110111 101011 110111111 10111111 11011101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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