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

Sommersol, der synker brat
mellem Graners Grene,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX 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: 1001101 10101 1111111 1111 1111111 11100 11111 10011 111110111 11101 1110011 11111 1111100 11111 101101 1011 1001101 1011 101100 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 95
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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