This is an analysis of the poem Her Sidder Jeg — Og Stirrer Op Mod Hende that begins with:

Her sidder jeg — og stirrer op mod hende,
som ikke sender mig et Blik igen...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXa XbX bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0101110111 111011110 110111001 101110111 110110110 10111110 1111111101 11011111010 1111010110 111101011 111111000 110111011 1111011111 1111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; mig is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines m is repeated).

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