This is an analysis of the poem Den Fornuftige Datter that begins with:

Hvad er Dig kierest, lille Pige?
»Mama, det er min Psalmebog.«...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011011 10101100 11111111 1111111 11111001 1111110 10101111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Den Fornuftige Datter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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