This is an analysis of the poem Provençalen I Engelland that begins with:

Spred dig, o spred dig,
Du kvælende Taage!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbXXXXcdXXdXXXXXXXXXXcXXXXXbXaaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 38,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 011 0101111 1111 10011 10101 110 10010 111001 111111 11010 101 11010 110 101 11010 111000 10110 10100 111101 110100 110100 1101 10110 101001 1101 1101 110 101100 10010 101101 110111 1011 10111 1101 10110 111110 1011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 774
  • Average number of words per stanza: 132
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 Provençalen I Engelland;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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