This is an analysis of the poem Novelle [thi Saadan Er Livet Op Og Ned] that begins with:

Thi saadan er Livet op og ned,
og saadan er Livet ud og ind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXA bXXX XbXX XcXc XXXX XbXb aXXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010111 110010111 1111011 11111111 101011101 101101001 110111110 110101101 11101011 1111011 011101111 1111101110 0110110010 0111111111 1111011111 1001111 1100111111 11010111 111011011 1101111011 111101110 1111111 1111101111 11110111 110010111 110010111 1111011 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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, de, en are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, for, hvor, de are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Novelle [thi Saadan Er Livet Op Og Ned];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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