This is an analysis of the poem Nu Ligger Markerne Øde that begins with:

Nu ligger Markerne øde
og venter paa næste Vaar,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXX bXXXXXX XcbXbXX XXdcdXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 110111 011101 11011 1101 1111000 110011 1110110 1001101 100110 11011 11011010 110111 101010 110010 1111011 1101010 101 110110 1101100 1101101 1101101 11011 11101 1101 11001011 110101 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Nu Ligger Markerne Øde;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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