This is an analysis of the poem Jeg Vil Ej Sommernætters Fred that begins with:

Jeg vil ej Sommernætters Fred
og Aftners lune Drømme,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXa XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111001 11011 10011111 11100111 10110001111 10011110 1111110 1110111 1111010 10010011111 11010111 1101 11111111 11111 1110110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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