This is an analysis of the poem Nu Ændrer Sig Vor Lire that begins with:

Nu ændrer sig vor Lire,
og vi lader Trefoden staa...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX aXa bcc XbX XXXX XXXX XdXd XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 11101001 11011110 11011110 1110001 111110 111001 1101101 1011111 1001111 1011111 1110110 11011011 1110100 1111001 1101111 111101 110110 0111110 1110011 1111011 110110 111010 1101010 100110110 110111 1111010 11111 11110 1111111 11011100 1100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; man, og are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word nu at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Nu Ændrer Sig Vor Lire;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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