This is an analysis of the poem Aftenen that begins with:
Indsvøbt i al sin Skræk og vred, og vild,
Nedbruser han fra Bjergene — O flye, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbcXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXddbXeaXdXeXaXdXXfceagXXXaXXgXccXXXXgXXafb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 63,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111111111 100111011 010101101 11110111101 11101011 1101111 100111001 11110111 111110101 01011111 110101111 111101010 11011111 11111101 1111001001 110111111 111011 11001101 1101100111 01111101 11011111 11111101 1101110111 110011111 01111111 1101101111 110101111 110111101 110111011 11101111 1101110010 1101111001 1101101111 1111100101 1111111 1111011101 110111011110 1101011101 110011111 1111101 111011101 111111101 100110101 1110111 1110111 111110111 01110101 1111011 10111111 11011011 11011011 11011101001 1111101 101010111 11101111 1011110111 11010110 1101101101 111110011 111000101 1111110111 0111011 10
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 2587
- Average number of words per stanza: 499
- Amount of lines: 63
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
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; og, af, saa, hun, han, de, som are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nu is repeated.
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- summary of Aftenen;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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- Analysis of Da Den Høysalige Konge Blev Udført
