This is an analysis of the poem Den Vanvittige that begins with:

Og i min Hierne
Et Möllehiul gaaer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXaaXXXX XXBCXC XXXXdXdXddXXcX XXXcbc XXXXeeXXXXXXXXXcXdXXXXfXXXfXXX XXBCXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,6,14,6,30,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1101 0101 1111 1111 11011 1101 1101 1101 11110101 11001 11010 1001 1101 1111 11011110 110100 1011 1101 111 1101 10111 111111 1111 110 110110 1101 11111010 1111 110110 11110 11100 1011 1101 111110 111111 10011 11011 1111 11111 1001 11100 11000 110110 11000 11011 1011 10100 011 1111 111 1101 11011 1001 1110 11110 1111 1111 1000 11010 1101 11110 1111 101 10010 110000 111 10001 1010 110100 111100 11011110 110100 1011 1101 111 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 77
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (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; hierte, naar are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words naar, og are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase der connects the lines.

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  • summary of Den Vanvittige;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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