This is an analysis of the poem Maj-Visen that begins with:

Se, det summer af Sol over Engen,
Honningbien vil fylde sin Kurv,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXaXaX XbXbXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110111010 1001111 1110110110 11101011 1110110 11111011 1010111010 111111111111 1011111 101101001 11110101 111011 111010 11110101 111001010 101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 277
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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 is repeated.

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  • summary of Maj-Visen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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