This is an analysis of the poem Arioso [en Bonde Seer Fra Ploven] that begins with:

En Bonde seer fra Ploven
Den mørke Torden-Skye;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 11101 1111110 101111 111010 111100 1111110 110111 111110 111111 1101110 110111 111111 11111 11011 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 431
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; han is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Arioso [en Bonde Seer Fra Ploven];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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