This is an analysis of the poem Snedkeren Og Hans Drenge that begins with:

Sauger, hövler, hamrer brav!
Tænker ei paa Nöden!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXAXAX XXbcaX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX AXAX dedeXa XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXf XXXXXX AXAX XXXXaX XXcXbX XXXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,6,4,6,6,4,6,6,4,6,6,4,6,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 1111 111111 10111 101111 1111 1010111 1111 1010111 1001 1011 1111 100101 1010101 1101111 100110 100101 101010 11111 1111 101101 1111 111111 10111 101101 101100 1001100 101010 1011001 110011 1001011 10001 110111 1111 1110101 101111 101111 1111 1010111 1111 111000 11101 10111 10111 1001100 110011 11110 0101 011011 1001 1110100 1101101 101101 1111 111111 10111 1010101 11110 101110 1111 111100 1011101 101111 10111 1111101 1011 1011101 1001101 101111 1111 1010111 1111 1010111 1101 10011 101 101111 111101 11111 11110 11101 11101 1100111 11111 101101 11111 111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 88
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; er, d, i are repeated.

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

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

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  • summary of Snedkeren Og Hans Drenge;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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