This is an analysis of the poem Det Hedder, At De Unge Piger that begins with:

Det hedder, at de unge Piger
saa gjerne sig vil see i Speil;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXa XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010110 1111111 111110010 111111 11110101 111110 11011001 111110 11110101 1111100 1101001 11111101 1111010 11111110 110111 111110 1101111 1011000 11001111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Det Hedder, At De Unge Piger;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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