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

Hvem der! hvor saaes vi To sidste Gang!
Ak ja! det var jo hisset ude,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaabcXcXXaXaXXcXccXXdXXXXXXXXXdcXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111011 11111101 11011101 1111101 01001 110101111 10110111 1101001101 1111111 001110 110011101 111111 111101 0110100 110110 111101101 11111 111110 111111 111101 1111100111 111110 1101110 1100100 1100110 0111001101 11111 1111100 111101 110010 111110111 110010 111111 10110001 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1026
  • Average number of words per stanza: 209
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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