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

Du Flyvemester, der stiger mod Sky'n,
Pizzitando!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0100011011 1000 11011010111 100 11001011 110 1101110101 010 01011011111 110 11110101 100 1011111 10 110011111 11 110101001 110 110010111 110 1101111 110 110101111 100 1101101110 01 11111011111 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 680
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Horsegommen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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