This is an analysis of the poem Rimbrev Til L. Bensen that begins with:

Høystærede Herre!
udvalgteste Ven!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXX baXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXcXcXcXXXcXdeeeXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXffXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXdXXXbeXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,8,67,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 1001 10 110 110 110 11011 1011100011 110101101 110111111 1110011010 11011010010 11010100110 111111110 11011011011 11110110110 110111101 11001111001 111111110 10110010110 11111111110 1111011011 11010 011110011 101111101 1101101110 1110011011 11011111111 111111101 1110110011 11111011100 110111100 10111 1111111 1 1111011110 110100110110 11100111110 1110 1110110110 111111110010 11101111 1111111111 11111111 11111111 11011 1110001111 11111011 111111011 1100101101 11 1110111 11011101 110111111 01010111001 101111101 111010 11011 110110101 010111111 1111111010 111101011 111101101 110111101 11010 11111 111100111 111111101 11 11 11 11 11111 11 111 111 111 111111110 1111011111 111 11000110 110110110110 11011011010 1111110011 1010011000 100001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 782
  • Average number of words per stanza: 138
  • Amount of lines: 86
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, en, som, kke, mme, v, r, skal, nei, et, din are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, en, v, nei are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines re, kke, mme are repeated).

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  • summary of Rimbrev Til L. Bensen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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