This is an analysis of the poem Vaarsang Ved Jul that begins with:

Tusmørkets Stjerner
rimblege staar....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXX X XaXXX X XaXXX X XXXaX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,1,5,1,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 101 1110 1011 1101 1110 1000 1001 1011 1011 1010 10100 10110 111 01110 1011 101 1010 101 1001 10010 1111 1110 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 50
  • Average number of words per stanza: 9
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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  • summary of Vaarsang Ved Jul;
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  • history of its creation;
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