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

Viben! det lille næsvis Ting
Slaaer mig om Kjæret saa mangen en Ring,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 111111011 101101101 1111111 1111111 10111111 11111111 10111110 1111111 01110100 11111101 11101111 101101011 11100011 101101001100 10001011100 110011000 11101101111 11011111 11111001 101111001 1011111 11011111 1111000110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 874
  • Average number of words per stanza: 172
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; han, et are repeated.

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

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