This is an analysis of the poem Nu Suser Den Kolde Oktoberblæst that begins with:

Nu suser den kolde Oktoberblæst
og voldsomt Egen bevæger -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX XXbX cXcX dXdX bXXX bXbX XXbX XeXe fXXf aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100 1101010 11111101 1111101 110101111 1101110 111110 1111110 1111100 111111 1110111 1111 111111111 1010101 111111011 11101011 1111111 110110 1111111 111111 111101011 1101101 11101101 110111 110111 111101 11110111 1101110 110101101 11010110 11110111 111110 111101011 11011 1101111 1001011 11111111 1111 11101100 111111 111110 11111 11000101 1001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; jeg is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Nu Suser Den Kolde Oktoberblæst;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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