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

Nu brast en Lærkestrube,
en Fuglesjæl blev stum...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XbXb XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11011 11001 110001 110101 110111 11111 11111 01100 11111 1111010 11011 1111010 110100 111110 10010 110110 110010 110100 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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