This is an analysis of the poem Arioso [en Søemand, Med Et Modigt Bryst] that begins with:

En Søemand, med et modigt Bryst,
Kan aldrig fattes Penge....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXaXaXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 110101 11011100 11001111 11111 1110111 110111 11111101 1110110 111101 11010101 101110 1101111 1111010 110010 10111111 110111 11010111 11011111 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 586
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Arioso [en Søemand, Med Et Modigt Bryst];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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