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

Hvilken frygtelig Fagot!
Fra Ruinerne af Bugges Slot...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXXaXXbXXXXXbXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 1101101 111111101 111000 111011100 111010101 101011100 110011 10111111 11101111 1001111 1110011 10011111 1101101 111011110 111011001 111011111 111111 1110110 11101111 1011010 1101110 101111110 11111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 773
  • Average number of words per stanza: 150
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Hornuglen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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