This is an analysis of the poem Gammel Nok Jeg Nu Er Blevet that begins with:

Gammel nok jeg nu er blevet
Mellem Vugge min og Grav,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XaXXXX XXXaXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 101111 11111000 11111 11000110 11111110 100100 110100 10011 110110 11111000 1101000 1110111 1110010 0111100 1110011 111110 11101010 11101110 1110010 10111000 100011 1111111 1010001 10101010 1011000 11100100 1001100 1111010 11101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; er is repeated.

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  • summary of Gammel Nok Jeg Nu Er Blevet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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