This is an analysis of the poem Hyrdinden Og Kærligheden that begins with:

Der højt paa Bjærgets Stier
o min Hyrdinde gaar....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XbXb XXXX XaXb bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 11101 1101111 111111 11011 11011111 10111110 011011 11110 1111011 10111110 1100111 11101 1111001 10111110 111101 101101 11111 1111111 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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, af are repeated.

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  • summary of Hyrdinden Og Kærligheden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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