This is an analysis of the poem Har Haand Du Lagt Paa Herrens Plov that begins with:

Har Haand du lagt paa Herrens Plov
Da see dig ei tilbage!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 111110 1111011 111101 1111111 01011111 11011 111101 11110111 11011 11111100 111110 1010101 1110111 111111 111111 11011101 11111 1111111 1111 1111100 1111111 111011 11011 10111101 101110 1101111 11111 11011111 11010111 110111 110111 11011111 1111110 11111100 011110 100011 11111101 1111110 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; ei, er, vi are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word det 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 d, sten, de are repeated).

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

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  • idea of the verse;
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