This is an analysis of the poem Rundt Omkring Ved Søen that begins with:

Rundt omkring ved Søen
Stritter Sivets Ringmur;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX XX XXXXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 101010 1101 1111 11110 11000 110100 1011 10010 11101 10110 1111 11110 1111 01110 1111 1110 11101 11000 10011 11110 111000 101100 1011 10010 1010 101000 101 101 10001 111111 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; r, det are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words kan, det are repeated.

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  • summary of Rundt Omkring Ved Søen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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