This is an analysis of the poem Sne [det Skinner Hvidt, Hvorhen Jeg Ser] that begins with:
Det skinner hvidt, hvorhen jeg ser,
det sner og sner!...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaXXa XXXXaX XXXbbX XXcXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011011 1111 111111 01111100 11110101 11011 11111100 1111 1001110 1101111 111111 1101010 101111110 1111 0101 11011111 11011101 11111 1101101 1110 1111110 101111010 11110101 111110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
- Average number of words per stanza: 34
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; saa is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words det, og are repeated.
The author used the same word det at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
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- summary of Sne [det Skinner Hvidt, Hvorhen Jeg Ser];
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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