This is an analysis of the poem Kongen Bød that begins with:

Kongen
bød...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaabXXbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10 1 100 11 110 1 1011 1 1101 11 1110 1011 1010 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 10 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 2
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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