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

Hvor Tiden gaaer!
Endt er igjen et Aar....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX XXXXaaX XXXXXXXXXXXXbc XdXXeeXXbXXXXX XXcXXXXeeXXXXX fXXXXXXXXfXXXX XXggXXXXdccXXc XXXXXXXfXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXbaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,14,14,14,14,14,14,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 101011 1111 010110 1111 11101 110110 1101 101101 11100 1101110 111 11111 111100 1100 100111 10010 1111100 1100 011111 1011110 011 110101 1111 1011 111 110101 111110 0101 11011 1011 11010 1110 11001 1100011 1110 11011 1001 111001 1101 11101 11001010 101 110111 1110 1001000 1101 11111 1101111 1010 110001 111110 1110010 111 11111 11100111 111 11111 11010 1111010 1011 10111 110110100 1111 100111 1111 100111 1101 110001 11110101100 1101 101101 11010 1111010 1111 1111 110111010 1101 1111 0110 1111010 1101 1101 11001010 1111 11100 101 0110 1101 11100 1100111 11011 101101 111 110101 111 11101 1100010 1101 11011 1111 11100 1101 111011 101101000 1001 110111 1011 1111111 1111 111000 101101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 112
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, hvad are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word hvor 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 rk, je are repeated).

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

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