This is an analysis of the poem Marine that begins with:

Frem under Haarets ravnsorte Sky'r
Øjnenes blinkende Tvillingefyr...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXXXbbaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11010101 10101000 1011 100100111 1001001001 1001 110101000 1010111 1011 11111 1011 101 11110 10000 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 374
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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