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

Hvi stirrer Du, Hest, fra det gamle Skur
saa sorrigfuld ud i Guds Natur?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011111 110011110 11011101 110111101 01111010 11111111 10110111 111111001 1111111 101101011 1011111 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; et is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de is repeated).

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

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