This is an analysis of the poem Berthas Øjne that begins with:
Foragt dog ej de Øjne, som jeg maa mest berømme,
de skønne Barneøjne, hvorfra der siver ud...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10110111111 0110101101 1010101010111 101010101111 11101101 110111011000 1101101101110 1101111110101 1110010010 101111010 101010001111 110111001011
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
- Average number of words per stanza: 36
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
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 is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is repeated.
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- summary of Berthas Øjne;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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