This is an analysis of the poem Paa Sjælland — Iv that begins with:

Det stiger, det stiger, det stiger herop;
Bækken vandrer mod Fjældet....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011011010 11011 101101111 10111 10111111 11111 1010101 1111111 01010111 11110 01011 11111 101101 101111111011 1010111101 100101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; det, ldet, stiger, er, jeg, d are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word jeg is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word d at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Paa Sjælland — Iv;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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