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

Der nede for mine Vinduer vælder
hver susende Nat den brogede Stad:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXAXaX XbXbXXXX XXXXXXXX aXAXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11011101 101101011 11111011 110100110 111111111 110111110 1101100 1111111 1100111001 11111001 1010010 1101101110 111101 110110011010 11101111 111111111 111111101 111111101 111010101 11101010 111111100 1101101010 111101100 111101110 111111101 110100110 11011111 1101101011 111111011 1011101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 291
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og is repeated.

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

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