This is an analysis of the poem Skumring that begins with:

Omspændt af mange Minder ligger Byen
som i et Kabel, Gader, Pladser, Kroge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110101 1111010101 101110101 111111000 11011110 11101111 11111011 110111100 111111101 110111111101 111011101 11101111101 110111111 1111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 524
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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