This is an analysis of the poem Maanen Kysser Rugneget that begins with:

Du Smaa, du Smaa,
du søde Smaa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXXXXaa aX XaXa aa aaa X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,2,4,2,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 011 11011111 1111 10 11 1101 1111 11101111 11011101 1111 10111 11110110 111 100 101111 11101111 110111 111 101 110111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, smaa, og are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines smaa, taa, gaa are repeated).

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  • summary of Maanen Kysser Rugneget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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