This is an analysis of the poem Dr. S. Rambusch that begins with:

Hvor Ormen klam sig lang i Sporet strækker
og Porsen vikler Ris om Hjulets Nav ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXa bXXXXbbX XXXXaXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 1101011101 1101110001 1101011111 1011011110 110101111 1101101110 11101111 111110111 11111111 0101110110 111110111 111111111111 110011001 110111111 1111011101 110110111 11011111 1100010111 1101000100 1101101110 1111011111 1101111110 1101011001 1101011110 11001111 1111110101 1110011101 1101110010 110111111 010111011 111111111 110101111 11111111 0111011101 110111110 010111111 1111111111 11000111 11111110 111110110 110101110 1101110011 110111110 1011111010 11001011 11011110110 110001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; og is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvor, og are repeated.

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  • summary of Dr. S. Rambusch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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