This is an analysis of the poem Der Ligger En Stad I Det Tyrkiske Land that begins with:

Der ligger en Stad i det Tyrkiske Land,
Som Christne bør ei at forglemme,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbbc XXaXaXX XXXaXXcX XXXXXXX XdadaaX XXXXaXX XXaXaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 1111110 101111011 1111111 11101011011 11011011011 1001111 1101101101 11101110 11011011011 11011011 11011101011 110111111 11011001 1 110111111 11111 11011111011 110111 111110001 11001111111 111101 101011111011 1111110 11111001011 10001110 11011111111 11011011101 1111001 110011111 110111 110011101 11011001 1101011101 11110011001 1101110 111111101 110111 1111111001 111111 110111111 11011011011 110111 101101101 1100111 11011011101 1111011 1111111101 110011111 11001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 367
  • Average number of words per stanza: 72
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; den, som, paa, og, vor are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Der Ligger En Stad I Det Tyrkiske Land;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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