This is an analysis of the poem Liljen Og Dugdraaben that begins with:

Fra Solens Afskedssmiil udflød
En Draabe ned i Liljens Skjød...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXX XXXbbX XXXXXX XXXXaX ccXdXd XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101001 1111101 111101 1101101 11010110 111101 10011001 111010 110111 11010101 1111011 110101 1111111 111111 01111 1100101 101110 110101 11000101 11100101 11111 1111111 11000111 11011 1111111 1111011 110110 1110001 1111100 1101 11011101 1110101 1010111 1101101 11110110 11100 11110100 110010 1101010 11110111 11011101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word et is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d, n are repeated).

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  • summary of Liljen Og Dugdraaben;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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