This is an analysis of the poem Cento Cerini that begins with:

Cento cerini, cento cerini, cento cerini!
lød det overalt i Sværmen i Tusmørket....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,6,6,4,6,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001010010100 1110011110 1101111010010 111111111 110111110110111101 101111111011111 11111010 111111010000 101111101110 11111 1111011101011 110111100 11111111000110010 1011010 111101 11011111110 11111101 11100101110 101000 1010 111100 01010 1110110011111000 11001101100 1111111101 1111110 101001010 101001 11010100 11111111 101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; cento, cerini, han, jeg 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 Cento Cerini;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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