This is an analysis of the poem Prolog [lyksalig Den, Som Skjænket Blev Den Gave] that begins with:

Lyksalig den, som skjænket blev den Gave
I Videts og i Kunstens lyse Have...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbX XXbXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111111 110111011 11111101 1101101111000 11011101110 111100111 11101010 110111100 111101101 1111011110 10011011101 111101110 11111111 1101110011 110111101 111111101 111111110 1110100 101111111 1110010111 1101010111 1101110100 1101111111 110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 241
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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