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

Lærken.
Du lille Fiol, kom frem! kom frem!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXa X XXXaXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1 0111111 1101111011 11011111 11111110 10 1111111 101111011 11110111 11110111 111111100 1111111 100111011 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; frem, den are repeated.

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

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

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