This is an analysis of the poem Elverpigerne Og Börnene that begins with:

Tre Smaaebörn lege paa blommede Eng,
Det lider ad Qvel,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXX XbXXXXc bXXcXXX bXbXXXcX cbXbXXXX XcXXdeed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,7,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11011 1111010011 1001 10111 1001 1101 11011000 110001101 11001 1110101 1101 10101 110111000 1001011 0111001101 1111 110110110011111 111101 1110 110011 01011011 111110101 1111 110001111 111 10111 1100 1111 101011010 0111111 110 010111101 111 1010010 11011 1001 11011100 1101011011 11001 11100001 1111 11101 11011 1100 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; de is repeated.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases i, de connect the lines.

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