This is an analysis of the poem De Sønderjydske Piger that begins with:
De vog dem, vi grov dem en Grav i vor Have,
Lagde dem ved Siden af den alfare Vei;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXX XXbXbXXX XXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111111111 1111011101 111011101 101011011 1101110111 1101010 11011010111 1101010 01011011010 10111011101 1011101111 101011011 1111111011 1101010 01111011101 01101010 11011110110 11111101 1011101010 101011011 11011111110 11101110 11011011010 10001010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 321
- Average number of words per stanza: 64
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; dem, lytter, de are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words lytter, de are repeated.
The author used the same word de at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word piger at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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