This is an analysis of the poem Den Fromme Clara that begins with:

I Klostrets dunkle Celle, eensom stille
Hensidder Clara, sjunken dybt i Tanker;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXXXc XXbXXXXX dXdXXXXX aXXXcXXX dXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101101 10010101110 110100101 110101110 1101110011 110111111 1111110101 1111111 1101001101 1101010110 111111111010 10111101010 110101111 110111111 1111101 11100110 101111101 1101001001 110111101 11111110 1101111 111101111 0101111 11010111100 11110110110 1011010011 1101110110 111011111 111110111 1111111 1100111 111110101 1101011101 110100011 10101101110 1001110110 11111100 110111110100 1110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 311
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; den, de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, at are repeated.

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

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