This is an analysis of the poem Islændingen Æren that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXX XXXXbXXX XXX XXXXXcXXd XXXXXXXXXX cXXXX XXdXaXXX aXbXcXXXX XXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,3,9,10,5,8,9,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000 111110 1001000 111110 11110 11101 10110 111010 11010 1000 10101 1010111 1111011 11111 101000 10110 111100 1111 1001 111101 10101 1111 11101 111000 10111 1110011010 101000 10011 11111 11110 100010 101010 11110 111000 11000 111110 101000 1011 111001 1110 111010 11111110 1111 10100 100110 10100 10111 11100 10110 1111 111010 111110 11110 101 11111 11000 1001 111110 11110 111100 101000 111000 11101 101110 1111 100000
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 66
  • 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.

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

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