This is an analysis of the poem Den Sande Lykke that begins with:

Jeg ejer i mit eget Bryst
Et ubegrændset Kongerige;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX aXXXXX bXbXXc XXXXcc acXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XcXXXc XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111101 1100100 11111111 11010111 110111011 110111100 110011111 11011110 11010011 1101101 11011111 111101111 101111 110011010 1111011 110111010 011111010 11100011110 1111111 1111110 1111100 110100110 1110111010 1110101010 1111111 1111010 11111111 111010110 1101011110 1101111110 1100110 110011111 1111011 1011111101 11111000100 11111110 1101111 1101110 1101011 111111110 1111101000 11011111100 11011001 10001101 1111101 1111101 10011101100 1011111110 10111101 11010110 111111 110111010 1101011101 1111111010 11011101 1101111 1111100 11011111 10111111001111 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; i, min, jeg, er, den are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words min, al, jeg, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Den Sande Lykke;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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