This is an analysis of the poem Kain Og Abel that begins with:

Kain pløied rask i Vaar,
Tænkde paa det Næste,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX bXXX XcXc XXXX XXXX XdXd XXXX bXXX eXeX XXXX XXXX XXbX ccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1111 1011101 1111 11011 1110 101101 111 11011 10100 11111 10110 1011101 101010 110111 11110 1111 1111 111101 10111 1010111 01110 1010001 11111 1011101 1101 111100 10100 1111 101110 0111101 11110 1010111 10111 1010111 11111 11101 10101 1011101 11111 101101 11111 1010100 1010 101011 101111 111110 0011 111111 1011 111111 11111 1010101 1111 101111 11111 1010111 11101 101010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 74
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; er, kain are repeated.

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  • summary of Kain Og Abel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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