This is an analysis of the poem Under Korset Stod Med Smerte that begins with:

Under Korset stod med Smerte,
Stod med giennemboret Hjerte,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXaaX XXXbbb XXXXXb XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 1110001 101010 10101110 1101100 111111 111101 11111101 1100111 101111 1111101 1101101 1011101 101101 1011101 111111 101111 101101 1111101 111101 111111 1110110 1111110 1100111 1110101 1111111 011011 1111010 10101010 1100111 1110101 110111 1110100 11111 1110111 111011 1111101 101011 111100 101111 1011111 1001111 1011101 101111 1010111 111111 1111101 1111010 1100101 1100101 110011 1111101 1110101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; r is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words derfor, v are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Under Korset Stod Med Smerte;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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