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

Udmarsch
Tilhest! tilhest nu, Du jydske Dragon!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aXaXXX bXbXcc XXdXbb XXXXXX XXeXXX X fcXcXXXX XXXXXbXX XeXXXXXX XfXXXXXX aXXXXdXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,6,6,6,6,1,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 101010110 11011011 1110011110 1101011 11011111 11101110 11010111 1101100 011101101 11011100 11011110 110100111 10101110 11101011 1101111111 1111110 1110111001 111101101 101010111 1111111 1111110101 1100101 1101001101 1110110111 101011101 1101110 11111101 11010110 1101101101 1101110000 10 111010 11111 111110 111111 111010 111001 11111 110111 11011 1110 110111 111111 111110 111111 1101010 110100 111100 110011 110101 11100 11011 111101 111001 1111 111111 100100 1001 110111 110111 101001 110110 111001 1101110 11011 1110100 11010 110011 111101 11011 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 73
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; de, for, og, med, i are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word farvel at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rd is repeated).

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

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