This is an analysis of the poem Bord-Vise that begins with:

Jeg priser mig Dagen, dens Sol, dens Smuds,
aldrig jeg gør som den dumme Struds,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXaX bbXaaXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101111 10111111 1011110110110 11011011011111 11111111 11011101110 1011110111 1110011111 111001101 11001111 1011111111 111111111 111111111 001110101 1101101111 100011101 10001101 10010110 110110010010 11011011101 1010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, og, d, er are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines je, r, d are repeated).

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  • summary of Bord-Vise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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