This is an analysis of the poem Italiens Sejre that begins with:

Fat Mod, mine Venner! Hvis Helgenhænder fordum
Drog Kilder frem af Klippen — vor Tid er ikke hin:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110110010 110111011011 1101111011 11111101 11111010110 111111110101 111111111010 11001110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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