This is an analysis of the poem Den Unge Vin that begins with:

Fem i Flokken, gæve Fyre,
som er kendt i Land og By:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXXX XXXXXXX XaXaXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XaXXXXX XaXXXXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011 1011111 101111 111101 11 111111 111101 101011 1011110 101011 1111110 11 111111 111101 1011111 111101 11101100 111111 11 111111 1110110 101011 1111010 101011 11111010 11 111111 1111101 1111110 1110101 10111 1110100 11 111111 1111101 1010111 111011 100111 10101110 11 111111 1111101 1001011 101011 1101111 11111110 11 111111 1111101 1110011 101111 111101 1010111 11 111111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 186
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i, og are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word cr at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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