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

Og der var Frugt paa Træet.
Og der var Korn til Kræet....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXX aXXXX XXXXXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 111111 111111 111111 110101 110111 11111 111 1111 11111 1011 111111 111111 110111 110111 110011 1101000 111010010 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, der, var, til are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word og at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines et, nden are repeated).

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

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