This is an analysis of the poem Kun Trofast Kærlighed Udslette Kan that begins with:

Kun trofast Kærlighed udslette kan
Den rustne Rand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXX aXXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 111 11010000010 1011010101 110101111 11110111010 111111101 1101 11010111110 110011101 1101110111 11011110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; for, og are repeated.

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  • summary of Kun Trofast Kærlighed Udslette Kan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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