This is an analysis of the poem I Dantes Helvede that begins with:

Jeg er nedsjunken i det Jammerrige,
Hvor Savn og Længsel store Taarer græde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010011100 11111101 110101111 1100101101 1101010101 1101110001 111110111 11111011 10110111 1111111 1111011100 10011110 1011011100 11101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; de is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de is repeated).

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  • summary of I Dantes Helvede;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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