This is an analysis of the poem Hvordan Tiden Bliver Mig Utro that begins with:

Hvad skal jeg gøre med Tiden?
Jeg sidder og tror, at jeg har den....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXaXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 110111111 1111110 111101 1111001 0101101 10111001111010 10110010 111101 10110110 1011001 1111110 11111110 111010 110111 111110 11011100 10110110 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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