This is an analysis of the poem Morgen Før Slaget that begins with:

Har I nu Tænder i Riven sat?
Er I parat, mine Drenge?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbbXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 011011 10110111 111011 10010111 101101101 1100100 1011100 11101101 1010110 11111101 1111010 1111110 1110111 1110110 11110110 1110101 1011010 1100111 101010 10101101 1010111 1010110 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; har, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Morgen Før Slaget;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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