This is an analysis of the poem Romance [min Skat Var Blond. Hendes Øjnes Blik] that begins with:

Min Skat var blond. Hendes Øjnes Blik
lo frem som Fugle i sommerlun Strand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXXX XaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 111111001 111101111 11011010 1111111101 111110010 11111111 11011010 11111110 110101111 1101111111 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 148
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; mig, og are repeated.

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

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  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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