This is an analysis of the poem Holla, I Kroen Derinde! that begins with:

Holla, i Kroen derinde!
Har I Plads for en farende Svend,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaX XXXXXX XaXXXXXX bbXXXX XcXddX XXXXXc XXXXXXXX aXcXXc XXXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,6,6,6,8,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 11111101 10111101 110111 011111 11110 11111 11111101 1110111001 11111110 1111111 0111111 1101111 100110110 1011011 1110111 11101111 1010101 11110111 111111 111111 101101 10111011011 11011011111 1111111 11111110 110110010 1101110 111111101 111101101 11110110 111011011 11111011000 11111110 110011101 1101111011 110111110 111111 111101 11110110 1011111 1111011 1111110 11111101 1111111 111011 111011 111010011 1011111111 11111101 1111110 11011111 1111111010 111110110 111111 1111010 1111011 1010101 10011 101111 111111 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 230
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 62
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; og, du, jeg, en, i, har are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words kan, jeg, da, og are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Holla, I Kroen Derinde!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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