This is an analysis of the poem De Tvende Draaber that begins with:

Fra Maanenattens Sølversky
Til Jorden tvende Draaber tye,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXX aaXXXX bbXccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100010 1101101 1111010 1100101 1111101 1101110 1101100 1111001 110100 11100101 1111111 111111 11010101 11010001 11111 11011101 1101111 010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of De Tvende Draaber;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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