This is an analysis of the poem Ved Emmas Dödsseng that begins with:
Emma lider — tusind Helvedsqvaler -
Dödens Budskab i hver Aare slaaer -...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX XbXX XbXX XXXX XXXX XXab XXXX aXab XcXc
- 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: 1010101000 1101111 1110101110 111100101 101011111 101100101 11101110 11100011 1011101010 1111101 111000010 1011101 101010111 111110111 11101101 1010101 1101100110 10100111 010010011 111001100 101001101 101010101 111011 110000111 111101110 1011111 1110111110 1101111 101111100 1111011 11011110 10110001 101010010 11101000 1010111010 10101111 111011110 111111 10111110 10101101 110111101 11101111 111010110 11111011
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 44
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; og, d, er, s are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is repeated.
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- summary of Ved Emmas Dödsseng;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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