This is an analysis of the poem Forbandet Kain Udi Ørknen Gik that begins with:

Forbandet Kain udi Ørknen gik,
og Eva hviled paa Baare;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXa XXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011 1101011 111100101 1111 11111111 111111 1111100 11101 111101100 0111000 1101110 1101110 1001101 11011000 110001001 11011110 11101101 111011 1111111 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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