This is an analysis of the poem Hans Brøckner I Elbek that begins with:

Hvor der er vakkert i den Præstegaard!
Hvor smuk er Haven med sin Blomsterflor!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabXcXXX XcbXXXbXXX ddXXXbXXcc XXXXXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101110 1101011100 111111111 10010011 1011000110 110011110 1111011101 11011111 1111010111 11001110 110111010 1101011101 101111010 1000111111 111101101 11011110 11110110 11110111010 100111011 11110111 111111101 101111101 1100010110 11110101010 101100101 111111100 011001101 111111101 1101001101 111111101 0110101 011101011 11011111010 11111011 1011011011 1101011101 1010110101 11110101110 110111011 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 382
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; hvor, og, de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvor, han, og, de, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Hans Brøckner I Elbek;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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