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

Af Solens henflagrende Straaler
en Guldglans er lagt over Haven:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX aXXXXX XXXXXa XbXbXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 110011010 1101111 11001010 0101110 111110 111001010 111111 11011111 110111110 1101110 11111001 110111 11010011 11010010 11001001 11011001 11001010 110110101 111111 1100101 11011101 11111011 110101 10111111 110110110 1101101 1111101 1111001 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 195
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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