This is an analysis of the poem Respekt For Kvinden! that begins with:

Respekt i nogle Dage — sagde Kvinden -
for mine Krøller, Silkebaand og Bændler,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101101110 11110011 1011101100 1011111100 10110111 1011011000 1111101010 1101110111 11111111 111100100 1110101010 111101010 101101110 1101111110 111101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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  • summary of Respekt For Kvinden!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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