This is an analysis of the poem Carl Fischer that begins with:

Jeg kommer seent — o Du, min Vens Veninde!
Vel sidst af Alle med mit Sørgeminde...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101110 1111111110 111001 1101111101 1101111010 11111011 11111 111111011 11111100110 1111101110 110110 1111011101 111110011 111110111 111111 111101111 1000101110 1110011000 11011 10111110 11011011 111111101 11111 11111011 1111110011 111111111 110011 1111001100 1100111101 11111111 11111 1111011101 111111110 1101111111 10110 11101111 1110111010 1111011100 11011 0101011110 111111101 1100110111 11111 111011101 11011011110 110011110 11111 1011110101 11011101110 11111011110 1111 11101111 111010111 1111101 110100 11011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • 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; saa, et, han are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word saa is repeated.

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

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