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

I Nat brast Skoven.
Da jeg gik ud, slog en Guldsmed mod min Haand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXa XbXba XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,5,5,5,5,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 11111110111 111100 100110 1111 101010 11111010011 111110 11101 1111 1111 101010110 1111 1011100 1011 1110 1011101101 11110 1111111 11101 111 111100100 111 1111100 1111 111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

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