This is an analysis of the poem Den Yndigste Rose Er Fundet that begins with:

Den yndigste Rose er fundet
Blandt stiveste Torne oprundet,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXX XXXX bXXX XXXX XXcc XXXX XXdd XbXX XXXX aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1101100 1101101 11001001 11100110 1111100 11011011 110111 1111110 1111011 1111110 11110 1101111 11001011 11011100 1111110 1101111 11111010 11110100 110110010 1010100 111111 1111011 11011001 11011011 1111101 11011100 1111110 110110 110101 11111011 110111 11011001 111111111 11001010 111101 11011010 110111 1101111 1101111 10110110 11111110 11111000 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, der are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvis, der, din are repeated.

    The author used the same word o at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase der connects the lines.

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