This is an analysis of the poem Nancy that begins with:
Husbond, Husbond, stands dit Kiv,
er du fra dig selv, Mand!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXAXX bXXXXAXX XbXbXAXX cdcdbAXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010111 001111 011110 011111 101101 1010 111101 1110 101011 10011 111111 110110 110011 1010 1111110 110 111110 111011 1011101 110111 1110111 1010 1010111 110 110101 111110 1011101 1011110 1110111 1010 1010111 110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; er, nancy, r are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word er is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word ' at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of Nancy;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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