This is an analysis of the poem Nattevagt that begins with:

Hvor Kysten strækker sig lun og lang
med Kiselgræs og forvitret Tang,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabba XXXXX ccXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011111 11011001 11101101 11011111 111110111 11111111 110101101 111110100 111110111 111111011 11111111 11111111 110111010 111101011 1111101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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, har, vort are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words med, den are repeated.

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

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