This is an analysis of the poem Romance [kong Christjan Stoed Ved Høien Mast] that begins with:

Kong Christjan stoed ved høien Mast
I Røg og Damp....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaXaBccb dXdddXXeX XXfXXXXfX XXXXXXXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 1111 111011 1101111 11110111 1111 1101111 1111010 11 11111101 1011 110111 11110111 11011101 1011 11011111 1111101 11 11011101 111 1110111 1111111 1101111 111 11010100 1111101 11 01011111 101 10111100 1110110 11101101 101 11100111 11110111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; d, og are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Romance [kong Christjan Stoed Ved Høien Mast];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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