This is an analysis of the poem Marie, Hun Sad Paa Hø Og Straa that begins with:

Marie, hun sad paa Hø og Straa
I Stald ved Nattetide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 01111111 111100 11010101 111101 11011101 111111 101111 11111 1111111 11011 11011111 111111 10111101 11011 1111101 01111 1111011 11010 1101111 11111 11011010 111100 11011100 110111 11011101 1111100 11001100 1101100 1111101 110010 11011101 1111 11011100 011110 01110111 1101100 111101 110111 11011100 110010 10001000 110011 1111001 11011 1101101 111110 11011001 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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, som, sang, de are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Marie, Hun Sad Paa Hø Og Straa;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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