This is an analysis of the poem Maagen that begins with:
Maagen skreg over Havets Speil:
Skipper, tag ind dit hvide Seil....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXaXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 10110101 1011111 1001011110 1111111100 10101101 1111101100 10111001 101100101 101110101 1010111 10110101 110111111 1111101 111100111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
- Average number of words per stanza: 48
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; skipper, du, i are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sten, i, re are repeated).
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