This is an analysis of the poem Paa Et Aftalt Samlingssted that begins with:

Staaer Dagens Vogn paa Himmelbuen stille?
Og standsed' rundt omkring Bevægelsen?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXX XXbbXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXaXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111001 110110100 111111011 10011011 111111101 110011101 101100100 110111011 1101111110 1111110 1101011110 01111101 111110001 010011001 11100110 1011110 110111101 10110100 11010011 110100100 11111010 11111111101 1111110 11110111 1111010111 10111111 111110111 110101111 1101101010 111011010 111111101 111111101 110010011 11011011 11111010000 110110111 1101000101 1011111 1111101000 110111001 1111010100 110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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.

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

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

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  • summary of Paa Et Aftalt Samlingssted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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