This is an analysis of the poem Til Den Forhen Værende Russiske Overordentlige Gesandts Ved Det Kongelige Danske Hof, Geheimeraad Og Ridder Af Wladimirordenen, Basilius Lisakewitz Skygge that begins with:

Taus var min bratte Skræk, da nys igien i Live,
Med vækket Selskabslyst jeg ilede til Dig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111111011 1110011011 11011111111 1111111 1101011111 101101100 1101111111 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 357
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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