This is an analysis of the poem Fuglekvidder that begins with:

Træerne løves,
Saa tætte, saa tætte;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXa XXaXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXbbb XXXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,8,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1111 101 11011 1101 11011 111 11111011 110110110110 110110 11011 1111 10111 100100 11011011111 1101111011 11011011010 111010 111010 1011101111 1110 110010 110111001 11011011011 11011 01011 11011 1111 10111 111101111 1010 1101 1010 10111 11 1101 111 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, til are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words saa, til are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rke, dt are repeated).

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  • summary of Fuglekvidder;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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