This is an analysis of the poem Til Asali [iv] that begins with:

De gamle skjønne Sange
Om Alfer og om Feer...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXX bXbcXdXd bXbXXcXX XXXXaXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 110111 11111 11111111 00111 110001 1111 111101 100101 11100 10011 1011 111010 10011 11010 111101 11111 110101 110111 11111 11111 110101 101110 11111 11110 11000 111110 110111 01101 11111 11110 111101 111101 11011 1111 111101 1111 111101 101111 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Til Asali [iv];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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