This is an analysis of the poem I Min Ungdom that begins with:

Der var i min Ungdom
— ak Gud, hvor jeg længtes! -...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 11111 111 111 1101 11010 11011 111010 11011 111011 11000 1101 1110 110 11100 1110 111110 0111 101110 1101 11010 1111 1110 111 11010 11011 111110 1111 10110 0101 1001 11011 11110 110110 111 1010 1100 11110 1111 111000 1111 111001 1111111 111 1111 1110 1111 111 11011 111001 110100 101 1101 1110 11011 11000
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 87
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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