This is an analysis of the poem Den Brogede Verden that begins with:

Jeg elsker den brogede Verden,
trods al dens Nød og Strid;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa Xaba XXcX Xbab XXXa bXXX XcXc cXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 111111 11010110 1110001 01111010 1111011 111101011 110111 101100110 1100101 1111101 1101011 10111011 1101101 10111110 1101100 111111111 1101101 11110101 11101001 11111111 10111 1100110 1101111 11111100 1101101 1101111 111101 11011110 1111111 111110111 1111110 11111101 1111101 111101111 1101001 11010110 111111 11010110 11100100 1000111101 110111 1110110011 1110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; og, var, kamp, d are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Den Brogede Verden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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