This is an analysis of the poem Schveitzeren I Paris that begins with:

Er det Skyer
Som knejse i Syden hist?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXXXabXbXXcbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbbXXXXXXXXXXbXcXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 54,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 111101 1001 111101 11110 10110 101 1110 11010 11001010 101 111 11011 11010 110101 11010 101 101101 1011 1101 101001 10010 1100100 1011 1101 11010 10100 1011 1011 1101 1101 10010 1110 1011 11111 10101 1001 11000 10110 1011110 10010 101010 101001 100101 011 1001 11111 1111 100010 10100 1001 10101 1101 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1084
  • Average number of words per stanza: 192
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (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.

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  • summary of Schveitzeren I Paris;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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