This is an analysis of the poem Ved Babylons Floder that begins with:

Ved Babylons Floder
Vi sørgende sad,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXXX XXXaXXc XcXcXXa XdXdXXc XXXXXXX XdXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 111 111110 1101 1101 1101 11001 11011 1111 11110 1111 11011 01111 10001 11111 11011 1111 11001 1001 11111 1111 1111 01001 11011 1011 111110 110110 11111 11111 1110 111 11000 11011 11011 1111 11110 10001 11101 11010 100100 111110 11101 110010 1101 11110 1111 01011 11110 0111 11001 11001 0111 11111 11010 100010 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • 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; os, de, du are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nge, 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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  • summary of Ved Babylons Floder;
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