This is an analysis of the poem Den Nye Aladdin that begins with:

Arance! arance vuole? vuole arance?"
udraaber en Stemme trods Bratsch og Violiner....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX XXXXXXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1010111000 10011111100 1110011011000 111001111011 110000111110 100110101 1001111011001 100 101110111 101011011 100100 1010 101011 01001100010 10010010111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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  • summary of Den Nye Aladdin;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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