This is an analysis of the poem Ja Og Nei that begins with:

Man synger næstendeels om Alt paa Jorden
I denne gyldne Tid,...

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  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,9,26,4,6,18,10,12,8,15,10,20,33,18,13,16,2,21,17,6,12,14,11,3,7,10,4,14,5,10,10,18,7,10,2,11,8,14,27,5,15,28,4,5,17,14,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
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  • Amount of stanzas: 48
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 464
  • Average number of words per stanza: 87
  • Amount of lines: 592
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, man, om, og, ikke, hvad, at, men, r, gi, det, en, paa, l, saae, jeg, de, ja, min, mod, trap, marie, han, for, ha, hi, skal are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words om, man, og, til, jeg, i, marie are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines kker, gge, re, saae, ja, nge, i, marie, ha are repeated).

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases i, marie connect the lines.

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