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

Gjennem Hedelyng og Sand
under Klinten ved Tidsvilde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXbba XXcbXcXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXaXX aXXXX aXXaXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,11,6,7,5,6,5,8,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 1010110 1011001 101111 1111100 1011110 1001010 011011 1101001 111110 111111 110110 10101100 101101 11111 111110 111111 11011 111001 110101 101101 1010101 11111010 111010 01100010 100110 1010110 1111111 01111 1011110 11111 11111100 1111110 11001100 10101100 111010 111011 11110 111111 111110 11011 1100101 101111 1010111 11110010 111111 111011 1110100 101011 1111010 1100100 1110111 111011 111111 101111 11101 1111011 111111 111111 1101011 101011 1011101 1110110 1110100 1010110 1011000 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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