This is an analysis of the poem Paa De Gamle Steder [alting Skifter Om, Alt Er Byttet Om] that begins with:

Alting skifter om, alt er byttet om,
Gader, Folk og Trapper, hvor jeg fordum kom,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX XXXX XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110101 10111011101 1111011110 1111100111101 10101011101 10001111110 1010111110 11101001111 111010111 11110010100 10101001101 1100011101 1010110011 1111011110 1110111101 111110011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Paa De Gamle Steder [alting Skifter Om, Alt Er Byttet Om];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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