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

Der ligger Guld i Barrer,
Som ej er møntet ud;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XaXX XXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101110 11011 1101110 110011 11001110 11011001 11011010 1101100 1101110 111111 11011011 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • 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.

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

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

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

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