This is an analysis of the poem Ved Vesterhavet that begins with:

Havet gaar højt,
Stormen har Tag i dets Manke;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbX XXcXXXX XXXbddX cXXXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 1011111 111 101101 1101 111111 10100101010 1011 10100110 1011 10111010 1011 111001 1111011010010 111 10111 1011 10101 1011 1011111 11101111101 1001 1011011 1101 1011010 1011 101101 1110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ved Vesterhavet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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