This is an analysis of the poem Sildig, I that begins with:

Nu, da de alle sover,
Og Fiskerlejet er tyst,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXbXXXb XXXXaXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 1100001 110011110 101101 110110 11111011 1111110 111111 101010 101001 110101 111011 110101 11101 101110 110110 0100110 1111101 0101111 1101111 1101110 11001011 11011110 11101 1100110 111101 1101110 110111 011110 111111111 01111001 1111011 1111010 011111 11011111 111011 110111 1111 110111 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, du, samme are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Sildig, I;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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