This is an analysis of the poem Pigen Fra Cadix [jeg Hærged Din Stad Med Ungdommeligt Mod] that begins with:

Jeg hærged din Stad med ungdommeligt Mod,
da midt i det vilde Solskin du stod,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXaXX XXXXX bXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXbbX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110001 111111001 1101111101 1101101111 10110 110101100 1110011000 110011011 11011011001 10110 111110100 1111101 11111100010 1101101101 1110 11111001 1111011 110111111 110111011 1110 101111001 10111111 110110011 11000100 1010 11101111 111011101 111110111 100111111 1101100 11101101 1111111101 1101111110 11111100 1110 1101111100 1111001101 11111110 111111011 1110 110110101 111111101 1111111 11011101 110110 111111011 110101101 111110111 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines s is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word cadix at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Pigen Fra Cadix [jeg Hærged Din Stad Med Ungdommeligt Mod];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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