This is an analysis of the poem Der Hjælper Ej Drømme that begins with:

Der hjælper ej Drømme saalidt som Digt,
Er Fondet end aldrig saa stort og rigt;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXX XXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11111011 0101101111 110111011 1111010011 111001101 1110111001 1101101111 1100011101 110110110000 1111111001 11011011110 1111011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ej, jeg are repeated.

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