This is an analysis of the poem Hver Paa Jorden Har Sin Skik that begins with:
„Hver paa Jorden har sin Skik,"
Gamle Vessel siger;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX abaXXXcX cXXXXXXX bXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11101110 11010 1111101 11110 11111 10111 10010 1011 1011101 10111 101011 10011 1010111 11111 1110101 111000 1011101 110010 11111 111010 1110100 11111 1101111 1111 1110111 11111 111110 11011 11111 1111 1110110 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 39
- Amount of lines: 32
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; jeg, d are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word naar is repeated.
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