This is an analysis of the poem Den Kløgtige Johan that begins with:
Giv hurtig hid, Johan! min Sminke og min Kam;
Paris er dog et Himmerig paa Jorden....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XbbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010111111 10011100110 1110110101 1111111101010 11001111111 11011101 11111111110 0101110101 111011111 11011111 1010011011 1110111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; saa, lille are repeated.
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- summary of Den Kløgtige Johan;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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