This is an analysis of the poem Vaaren that begins with:

Kun en eneste Gang, mens de lethenglidende Timer
Med ustandselig Iil fuldende det aarlige Kredsløb,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110100010 110001101101 10110111011010 11110111000110 1100011110001 1011011111010 1011010111110011 11111111110010 1011111110001 10010001110010 1100011101101 10101111100010 10110111100010 110111101101 1100011111010 11000111010 1110100101011 110010010110 1000011111100 1011011111101 1000101111001 10110111111010 1100111110001 1111110100010 1010111101001 1110111101110 11110010100010 10010100111010 111011011110 1010010111001 10100110110010 111110011101010 101011110010110 11100010001001 11101111110010 111011011001 10100111010100 111010110110 01100111111100 111111110010 11100001110001 1110111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 383
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 53 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; er, det, en are repeated.

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

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