This is an analysis of the poem Sonet [i Løvens Fødeland En Jomfru Pranger] that begins with:

I Løvens Fødeland en Jomfru pranger,
Hun er en deilig Datter af de Blanke,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abba baXb cXb cXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111011010 1011010101 1111100101 11111111110 110110011 11010101110 110110110 110111011 1101111111 1101011101 111110101 11111111 0101011101 1001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hun is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hun is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Sonet [i Løvens Fødeland En Jomfru Pranger];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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