This is an analysis of the poem Saa Du Knøsen, Som Strøg Forbi that begins with:

Saa Du Knøsen, som strøg forbi,
Skælmen med tindrende Øjne?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaa XXXXXXXX XXbXXXbX XXXXXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110 11101 101111010 1111 10110111 1011111 11111111 111111101111 110001111 10011 101101100 1111 1011111111 1011111101 10110101 111101111 10111 11011111 1101110101 1111 101000111 1101111 110011111 111111101 1111010100 10011 10110110 11110 10010111 11111110 1111111101 1011111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; hans, er, jeg are repeated.

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  • summary of Saa Du Knøsen, Som Strøg Forbi;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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