This is an analysis of the poem Overalt Den Elskede that begins with:

Tæl Engens Blomstre, Skyggelundens Blade;
Tæl Perlerne paa Dalens Morgendragt;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXXbabaXXXaXcXcXXXXXcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110001 110110100 1100111 11101101 11001101000 111001100 1101111100 110011100 1111110111 110111011 111111011 110110111 101111011 1111001101 11111011 110001011 11111110 1101011101 1101010111 10101111 1110011101 10001001 111110001 110111011 11111010 110101001 111111101010 1101010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 197
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; t, l, og, jeg, den, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words t, saa, dig are repeated.

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  • summary of Overalt Den Elskede;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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