This is an analysis of the poem Var Vandet Alene that begins with:
Var Vandet alene
Med Menneske-Bud,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXXXcX XbXXXXXX XcXXXXbX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXa XXXXXXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11001 1101 1110 1111 1111 11101 1111 11101 110110 11001 101010 11001 111110 011100 11011 11111 111110 11011 110100 11111 11001 1110 11111 01011 110110 11111 110110 1111 11001 1110 01011 1001 11011 11001 110110 11011 10001 11001 1111 11110 1110 1101 11111 11001 110110 110010 11111 11001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 51
- 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; det, saa are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words det, ei are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines der, de are repeated).
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase de connects the lines.
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