This is an analysis of the poem Abraham Sad I Mamre-Lund that begins with:

Abraham sad i Mamre-Lund,
Han var en Hyrdekonning,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX bXXX XXXX bXXX aXAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1111000 10111101 1101110 11100111 111111 10101101 111111 1111100 111110 10011100 111111 10110111 1101110 1110111 1011100 10111101 111100 1011110 11111 10011100 11011 1011111 11111 10111100 011110 1011111 110111 10110111 111101 11111110 1101110 101111011 111110 10111111 1111100 10101101 110111 1011111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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