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

Det lakked hen mod Pintse, dog laa paa Marken Sne;
endnu var ej Vinteren omme,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111111101 10111001 100111111 11011001 1111111001 110111010 1100011111 110111001 111111011 1101110 11101011101 110110110 110011101001 1100101 11110010000 11001111 111110010 110111010 110111110111 11110100 11010111101 111100110 1111111011 110111100 1111111011 1011001 111001101 11001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; den, og, om are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, den are repeated.

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

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