This is an analysis of the poem Ved Stranden that begins with:

Jeg valgte mit Stade hernede ved Stranden,
den øde, fortvivlende triste,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111110110 101001 110101100 1101001 101101111 11011110 01011001011 100111110 11111110110 11011111 11101110110 11011111 1011010110 1011111 10111111 11101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, jeg are repeated.

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

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