This is an analysis of the poem Bissekræmmeren Og Hans Hund that begins with:

Hunden vil gjerne hos Mennesket bo;
ej noget Dyr er sin Herre saa tro,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111001 1101011011 101101101 110110111 1101111011 1101001111 1100011 110111101 110111111 11010111 11111110010 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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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