This is an analysis of the poem Et Bal Er Dog Ret En Herlig Sag! that begins with:

Et Bal er dog ret en herlig Sag!
Ved Bal forstaaer jeg kun, Notabene!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXX XXXbbXa XXccXXX XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111101 111011100 10111111 110101101 11010111 11010111 1101 110101100 11011110 1111000 1001111110 11111011 111101100 111 11110111 101110110 111101110 110101110 111111111 1110111 1101 110101111 111111 111011110 11101100 11111111 1111010 1001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 228
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

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  • summary of Et Bal Er Dog Ret En Herlig Sag!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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