This is an analysis of the poem Den Døende that begins with:
Hvor qvalmt herinde!
Luften størkner...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXaXXXaXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 52,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1110 101 1101 1011 101 11 111 11001 11010 11010 110 11 1101 1010 1011 1011 1011 1010 110110 1111 1010 11 110010 10110 1101 11001 1101 11110 111 1010 11100 1001 100010 10010 110 1101 11110 11 1001 101 10010 111 111110 11110 1100 110110 1110 11100 11100 1110 11110 110000
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 968
- Average number of words per stanza: 168
- Amount of lines: 52
- Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 3
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; jeg, i are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words at, forgaae, i are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines sidste, naturen are repeated).
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- summary of Den Døende;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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