This is an analysis of the poem I Magsvejr Søgte Jeg Engang that begins with:
I Magsvejr søgte jeg engang
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aaXX XaXXaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101110 1111100 11111110 1111101 11001101 11111110 1110111 11110111 111111 11111011 11001111 11011001 11010101 11011101 11010101 11011110 1 1001010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
- Average number of words per stanza: 27
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; saa, i, er, der are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words den, og are repeated.
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- summary of I Magsvejr Søgte Jeg Engang;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
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