This is an analysis of the poem I Anledning Af that begins with:

Drenge!
Der er intet, der maa vænne...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabXcXcXXXab XXXXdXbXcXXXX XXXeXfefXXXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,13,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010111 1100111 11111 111111 11110111 1110111 11111 11101110 1111010 111011 1111111 1101 1 11110 1111111 111 11101110 1110111 1011111 1101110 110001 11111 100011 0111100 111 1 0110111 1111110 0111 111111 1110101 1111101 1111101 1111110 1010110 1001110 11111010 1100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 68
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; i, og are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, tro are repeated.

    The author used the same word drenge at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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  • summary of I Anledning Af;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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