This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Stod Paa Den Vildene Hede that begins with:

Jeg stod paa den vildene Hede,
Min Hustru var død,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXXX XXXXXXXX XbXbcXcX XXXXdXdX XXXXdXXX aXXacXXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,8,8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11011 1111 101111 11011101 01101101 1111001 1111101 11101011 1111101 011111 11111111100 111111 11001111111 1101110 1111111111 11111111 001101100 1111110 11111111 110110110 0011101011 01011111 0111101111 1101011 011111101 1110100 0111101001 01111010 01101011 01011101 111111011 1000111111 10101111011 10101101 11011001101 11001011 010110101 11101 111101111 11101000 11111010011 01011110 110001100 11011101 11111111 1110101 1000111101 111111 111010111 11011111111 11011011 11011 11011 01101111000 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, ej, du, mig, din, jeg are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words du, d, med, jeg are repeated.

    The author used the same word du at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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  • summary of Jeg Stod Paa Den Vildene Hede;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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