This is an analysis of the poem Paa Toppen Af Mont-Cenis that begins with:

Hvilket Uveir! Storm og Torden döve,
Eegens Rod omfavnes af dens Top,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX bbbX XXXX bXXX XXcX cXXX XXXX bXXX XXXX cXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011101 101100111 10101101 10101111 10101111 10010101 101011101 1111101 10001110 11101110 1111100010 11111010 11111111 11111100 11111101 1011001 101111110 111011000 1111100010 1111110 1111011110 11111100 101111110 101110111 10110101 1110111111 11011011 111011101 1100111 1110100 110010011 100110 111111010 01101111 1110001100 100011100 1111010 1011100 1100011100 111010101 11011001 11011101 11110010 10111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; denne is repeated.

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

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  • summary of Paa Toppen Af Mont-Cenis;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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