This is an analysis of the poem Om Jeg Bøjed that begins with:

Om jeg bøjed
et Sekund mig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXbXX XXXcXXX XXXXcXX XaXXXXX XXXXXXX cXXbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1101 111 110 1010 1010 1010001 1110 1110 1110 111 110 110 11011 1010 1111 0110 111 1111 1010 110100 1010 1101 1010 111 111 111 1011111 1110 1110 1110 111 111 11110 101101 1110 1000 101 11 1101 111 1110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Om Jeg Bøjed;
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  • history of its creation;
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