This is an analysis of the poem Kunstner-Existens that begins with:

Der paa de onde Urters Boulevard
der grunder man sin Velstand i en Fart;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXX XXXX Abc bXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110110101 1101110111 1101110110 111110111 111110011 1111111111 1101111110 11101101110 110110101 11001101 111111110 11110010 111110010 1111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 der is repeated.

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  • summary of Kunstner-Existens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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