This is an analysis of the poem Notturno [i Kæmpesøvn, Under Aandedræt Tungt] that begins with:

I Kæmpesøvn, under Aandedræt tungt,
Bjergmøens Bryster dirrer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXAbXXbX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXAXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 101010 11111111 10110 10111 101101 111111110 111111111 10101 11101 111111101111 111111 11011011 10010110 1101101001 110110100 0111 01111 1111111111 110011 11111 111100 1111101011 1101111 110111111 1110001 11111110 110111 10111 101101 111111110 1111010 10101 1111 1011101111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 365
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; r is repeated.

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  • summary of Notturno [i Kæmpesøvn, Under Aandedræt Tungt];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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