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

Tringa pugnax! nu blier her et muntert Liv;
Thi hvad er Livet foruden Kiv?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXaXbaXXXXXXbXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101101101 110101001 11101001011 100101011 11101101101 10111011 1010111101 10101001 11001111001 111010100 101111001 11111 1011111001 11000111 110011111 1111010 11111101101 10101011 1110101111 110100 1111101011 11101111 11111101000 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 871
  • Average number of words per stanza: 164
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines n, r are repeated).

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

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