This is an analysis of the poem Ser Du, Hvor Med Nattens that begins with:

Ser Du, hvor med Nattens
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXa XBbXXbBX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110 10101 10110 11011 101010 111 10101 11101 111110 111110 111010 11111 11111 101010 111110 11111 1011 1110 101010 11011 111110 11100 101110 1110 10110 11111 01101 101 111011 1101 1111 110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ser Du, Hvor Med Nattens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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