This is an analysis of the poem Under En Sølvpoppel that begins with:

Ak, naar Døden løser op,
vil jeg græmme mig...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbbccX baXX XXXXXXX XXdXXXXXX XXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,7,9,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1111 101111 11011 110111111 11111 101011111 11110 1000111011 1011011 10110010 111110101 10110100 111011111110 11111 11110 1011011 111111 111100 11111110 11101000 1111111 11111010 11000011001 011101 011100100 1110101010 11 11110 1110110 111111111 111110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Under En Sølvpoppel;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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