This is an analysis of the poem Der Slumred I Dit Blik... that begins with:

Der slumred i dit Blik, i Nat vi skiltes,
et sløret noget, som ej blev til noget....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111110 1110111110 1111001110 1011011101 1101111111 1111111110 10011001 110001011 1101110100 110110100 11010010 111110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg, er are repeated.

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