This is an analysis of the poem Fragment [før Kunsten Kom Var Pragt Og Orden] that begins with:

Før Kunsten kom var Pragt og Orden
Før Vid og Smag var Lyst paa Jorden...

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: 110111110 111111110 110111 11011101 11111101 111110 10111111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; f, var, r are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ret is repeated).

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  • summary of Fragment [før Kunsten Kom Var Pragt Og Orden];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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