This is an analysis of the poem Jakob Og Rakel that begins with:

Solen er heed
I Østerled,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXaXXX aXXbXXX cXXXXXX XXXdXXX XXeXXeX adXXXXX bXXdXXX XfXXXXX ccdaaXX XXdXXdX aXXdXXX XXXXgXX ddXdXaX cXXXXXX XXXXfXX XXXXdXX XaXXgXX eXXfXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 110 11001011 1011 1100 110101 1110111011 11 110 1101111 111 111 11111001 1110111011 101 1100 11001110 1011 1111 1101111 1110111011 1011 1100 1101101 1111 111 110111 1110111011 1011 1101 11011011 1111 1110 11111011 1110111011 1011 111 11011111 101 1101 111110 1110111011 1011 1101 11011011 111 1111 11011010 1110111011 1011 1101 1111110 1011 1111 10011110 1110111011 110 1101 110011011 111 1101 111111010 1110111011 1011 1101 1111101 1110 0111 11111 1110111011 1011 1111 1100111 1110 1100 1111111 1110111011 101 1101 11011110 1011 1111 11111110 1110111011 1001 0101 1111011 1001 1001 1111111 1110111011 1011 1101 1100110 1011 111 1011011 1110111011 101 1101 11011101 111 1110 1111111 1110111011 1011 111 1111011 111 1011 1011111 1110111011 1010 111 11011011 11 1111 11111011 1110111011 1011 1111 10010101 1011 111 01111011 1110111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 131
  • 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; i, han, n are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word kilde at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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