This is an analysis of the poem Du Danske Mand! Af Al Din Magt that begins with:

Du danske Mand! af al din Magt
syng ud om vor gamle Mor!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaaXX bXbXXXXX XcXcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111111 111111 11111111 110111 1111 1111 1101010 1100001 11111101 111110 1101011 110101 110110 11110 1101010 110011 1111111 111101 11011100 111101 1101010 110110 11111 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Du Danske Mand! Af Al Din Magt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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