This is an analysis of the poem Tornfallet that begins with:

There is a meadow in Sweden
where I lie smitten, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a a X b c d e e X X b b f f a a a a d e b X X d c c e e g g bXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011010 11110 1101 111111 101111 1110 10010 11010 110010 001010 011010 011010 110010 1110 101110 11010 111010 10010 110110 11110 10010 11010 111100 11110 01011 1011 01110 01010 11110 1010 1110 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 32
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 20
  • Average number of words per stanza: 4
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Tornfallet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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