This is an analysis of the poem Over En Værdig Kone that begins with:

Den stolte Flod, som spreder Frugtbarhed
Omkring sig trindt, og tusind Dale føder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110100 101111011 1001110101 1111101 1101111111 1111111 111101111 1001111001 11110111 10011110010 111101011 10110100010 1100111101 1111111010 1110110111 1110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Over En Værdig Kone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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