This is an analysis of the poem Naar En Gang that begins with:

Naar en Gang mit Hjerte mer ej banker,
Og min Aand er bleven frank og fri,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XbXX XXXX XbXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111110 111010111 1111110 01111110010 11101101 111101111 11111011 111010111 1111101 1111101 111010111 11111101 10101111 11101111 111111111 1011111 11111111 111111111 111010111 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, er, den, vil, savne, saa are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word vil is repeated.

    The author used the same word vil at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Naar En Gang;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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