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

Det var ved Daggry. Vaagen
jeg hviled i din Arm,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXAXXX XXXXXBCX XDXXXXXX XXXXXXXE XXXXAXXX XXXXXBCX XDXXXXXX XXXXXXXE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 110111 111010 111101 111010 0110 111010 110101 110110 110111 110100 1110 11011 0111 10011 11100 11100 11111 1101110 110101 11011 11001 110001 111101 1110 11011 11011 111100 110101 111111 111100 11001 11101 111101 100101 11011 011110 1111111 110111 110101 110110 110111 110100 1110 11011 0111 10011 11100 11100 11111 1101110 110101 11011 11001 110001 111101 1110 11011 11011 111100 110101 111111 111100 11001 11101 111101 100101 11011 011110 1111111 110111 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • 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; du is repeated.

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

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