This is an analysis of the poem Talsmand! Som Paa Jorderige [talsmand! Som Paa Jorderige] that begins with:

Talsmand! som paa Jorderige
Med et Suk kan bedst udsige,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXaXX bXXXXcXXX XXXXXXXXX bXXcXXXXd XXXXXdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100 1111110 111011 1111110 1110111 0111101 101111 111110 111101 11011010 11011010 1001101 0110101 1110110 101100 101111 10111 101100 11111 1111101 1110111 101101 101101 111011 1111111 111111 1001101 1101110 110111 11011 11111110 111110 111100 111011 111011 0110101 110100 1111100 1011101 1111000 1011110 110001 1010111 1010111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 248
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; du, de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words kun, visere, i are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ve, ie are repeated).

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  • summary of Talsmand! Som Paa Jorderige [talsmand! Som Paa Jorderige];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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