This is an analysis of the poem Naar Du Er Dum that begins with:

Naar Du er dum,
da vær blot stum,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 1111 111101 1101 11110 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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