This is an analysis of the poem Springvandet that begins with:

Højt fra skyomkrandset Fødested,
vildt fortærende sit Fængsels Diger,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa aXXX Xbb aXX
  • 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: 1110010 1101110 101010010 10111001 111000111 11111010 1101101010 1101000 111101100 11001111 111111001 111011101 11111100 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 123
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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  • summary of Springvandet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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