This is an analysis of the poem Selvindbydelse [du Seer Hvor Grimt Den Kolde Stormens Gud] that begins with:

Du seer hvor grimt den kolde Stormens Gud
Har dannet om vor Jord;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXX bcbXXX cXXXXX XXXXXc aXXXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011111101 110111 11110101 100110111 111110110 11101000 110101111 11111 11010111 111111101 1011001010 111010 111111 11110 11010111 110001110 11111110 111101111 111111101 11101 11000111 111111111 110111010 11011101 1111011 11111 11110101 111110111 1101111110 11011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Selvindbydelse [du Seer Hvor Grimt Den Kolde Stormens Gud];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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