This is an analysis of the poem Til Pressen that begins with:

Fordum Fyrsters kjøbte Slave,
nu Monarkers Ligemand;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbb XXXXXX XXXcXX XXXXXX XXXdXX XXXXXX cXXXXX XXdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011 1100100 1011001 1011111 1011101 1111101 1111111 100111 111101 1010111 10100101 111111 10111010 1110100 11110010 111111 1011101 110101 10111110 111011 10101010 111111 1010110 1010110 1011110 101111 10111010 1010111 1011101 1111100 1100011 010011 111111 101111 1111001 111101 1011111 101111 101110 111110 101100 111111 1110111 1111111 1011111 101101 100111 0010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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  • summary of Til Pressen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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