This is an analysis of the poem Kritikens Smil that begins with:

Parnassets Maske-Fæe
Saa længe raabte Bæ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXccXXXbXXXXXXXXaXccXXXXXXXXXXbbXXXXXXXXcXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 72,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 1111 110 1111 11011 110 111110 11111 10 11111 111101 1 111110 1110 11 111111 11011 11 111111 11111 1010 111101 111101 1100 110101 110111 110 1110 11011 110 11111 1111 11 11110 10011 11 1111 0111 110 11011 11111 110 11101 11100 11 11011 111111 10 11111 11111 11 10111 1101 11 11101 110111 110 110110 11111 110 111101 11100 10 110111 11111 100 111100 110101 11 100100 11010 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1506
  • Average number of words per stanza: 275
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (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; saa is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines l is repeated).

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  • summary of Kritikens Smil;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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