This is an analysis of the poem Til Christian Winther [omkring Din Harpe Er Idag En Trængsel] that begins with:

Omkring din Harpe er idag en Trængsel,
Som burde holde klogt tilbage...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXX XXXX aXXa XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101011 111110 11111 110110111 010110100 11011111 11010111 01111101 1101100 11000111 110101010 110101 1101111 1101110 11011111 11111101 10010111 11011001 1101111 11010111 1101111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines g, dme are repeated).

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