This is an analysis of the poem Fra Solens Vugge Til Solens Grav that begins with:

Fra Solens Vugge til Solens Grav,
Fra Øster-Lide til Vester-Hav,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXa XbXXcc XXaaXX XXXXXX bXXadd XXXXXX XXXXXb bXXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 1111101 1111 1100 110101101 1111 11111101 1111111 1111 1101 1101111 111 100111101 11110101 11010 11110 1101111 1101 11111111 11111111 111 111 1110111 01010 110101111 11101111 11010 1110 010101111 111 11111111 111101 11110 11110 1101111 1101 111101101 11101001 1101 111 0101111 1101 11111111 11101111 1110 111 11111011 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; til, vor, i, og are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words fra, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Fra Solens Vugge Til Solens Grav;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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