This is an analysis of the poem Vennen I Nød [en Hare Sad En Morgenstund] that begins with:

En Hare sad en Morgenstund
Paa Engens dugbesprængte Grund,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXXXXXXXX XbcXXbXXXXddXX Xcaa XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXeXeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,14,4,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 110101 1111101 1110011011 111011 1111101100 11111110 1100111000 11111111 111011011 111111 111011 11001110 111100110 11101110 1111111110 101011111 1111111 1111010 11111101010000 1101001010 111101100 1111011 111011 11011001 11000110 111101010 1110011110 1111111 1111001001 1110111 1110111 1111111 11010111 1111100110 11011111 11111001 110111111 1101011001 01111111 01011111110 1011011111 111111110 1111101010 110101011111 1110111 11001101 11011111 1011110 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; en, og, han are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d, der are repeated).

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  • summary of Vennen I Nød [en Hare Sad En Morgenstund];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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