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

Terne! Du erindrer mig
Sødt om gamle Dage,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX bXbX XXXX cXXX XXXX XXcX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX aXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 1111 11011 1010 1011101 11011 1010011 1110 111111 10111 111010 1111 0111111 1111 1011101 1011 111011 11101 111011 11111 111111 11111 1110010 10001 111001 101110 1010101 10101 1101101 1011 111111 1111 1101101 1110110 1110100 110010 1111111 1011 1110101 01101 11110 100100 101110 111000 1010110 11111 111100 1011 111011 1111 111111 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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