This is an analysis of the poem Brev Fra Landet [efteraarsdage, Regnvejrs-Rolige] that begins with:

Efteraarsdage,
Regnvejrs-rolige,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXaX XXXb bXXX bXbX XXXX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXcX cdXd eXXe XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000 1010 111110 111100 11000 1101 110000 111 110110 1110 11101 101000 111 101010 1110 110 100110 1110 11100 11010 110010 10011 110010 1100 111010 11011 1100100 1011 100110 01100 1111111 1111100 11010 110110 110100 110100 110010 1111 1110 1111 11001 11001 111 11110 111 1111 1110 101 11011 11111 11110 11011 010110 11001 11010 11011 111110 110010 1111 11110 11110 10010 11110 110000 110010 01100 11011 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 79
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 71
  • 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; et is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word vort at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Brev Fra Landet [efteraarsdage, Regnvejrs-Rolige];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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