This is an analysis of the poem Til Jomfrue Anna Hedevig Jacobsen that begins with:

Solen Flygter, Taarer skiule
Sporet af den Himmelske;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXa XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 101110 101111 11010 1110101 111101 1110110 110011 111110 111011 111011 10111111 1110111 1111100 111100 110011 10111 1011001 111111 111011 111011 1010101 11111 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

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