This is an analysis of the poem Erindrer De, Det Var I Kongenshave that begins with:

Hammer:
Erindrer De, det var i Kongens Have,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXXXX cXXXXXdXd aXXXXcXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1000111101 11111111 111111101 110111101 111010101 111101011 11001110 1001110110 10 111111011 111111100101 0111110 011101011111 1111111100 011011111 11011100 11011011 10 1101110010 1110111111 11011101100 111010111 011101110 11100111 11111111 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Erindrer De, Det Var I Kongenshave;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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