This is an analysis of the poem En Festskaal For Rom 1868 that begins with:

Nys svulmed kjækt den gamle Tibers Strømme,
Som om den aanded frit,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 111101 110101111 110100 1101111101 110001 1111111010 110100 11111110010 111101 1111101110 11100 011110100 110101 11111110 110111 1111111110 101101 111111010 11100 1101111010 11010 110111100 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    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; og, vi are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word vi is repeated.

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  • summary of En Festskaal For Rom 1868;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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