This is an analysis of the poem Mos [jeg Sprang I Høstmorgnens Solløse Stund] that begins with:

Jeg sprang i Høstmorgnens solløse Stund
over Gærdet ind i den mørke Lund....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa XXXXX XXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111011 10111111 10111111 111100111 1101111101 111101001 111011110110 011011111 1111001111 11100111111 1101101101 1100101101 010101101 1011111101 11011101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; i, v, og are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines v, r are repeated).

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  • summary of Mos [jeg Sprang I Høstmorgnens Solløse Stund];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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