Ringens Magi [den Trolovede Pige] by Sophus Niels Christen Claussen: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ringens Magi [den Trolovede Pige] that begins with:

Den trolovede Pige
havde aflagt sin Ring...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXa XbXXXX XXXXcX XXXXXd cXXXXd XbXXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 11011 1111110 100101 11001 11011 1101110 11110 11101110 111111 11101110 1110110 11111 11111 1101010 11011 111110 111110 111101 11111 1111010 1111 11111 1110100 1111010 111101 111110 11101 111110 1111011 111110 11010 1100110 011111 1101110 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hun is repeated.

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