This is an analysis of the poem Fragment [er Det Kun Lyst Som Viise Glædes Ved] that begins with:
Er det kun Lyst som viise glædes ved;
Hvor arm er da vor Jord paa Salighed!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01111111 1101111100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 75
- Average number of words per stanza: 17
- Amount of lines: 2
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Fragment [er Det Kun Lyst Som Viise Glædes Ved];
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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