This is an analysis of Natseilersken by Emil Aarestrup.

I Havfruer smaae!
Og I Bølger blaae!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXX XXXXXXbX XccXbXbX XddXXXXX cXXXdXdX cXXXXXeX XceXXXeX XXXXaXaX
  • Stanza lengths: 7,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Metre: 1101 1111 11011011 11101111 1111011 1101111101 11110110 1 1101 1111 1101111 1101100 111111 1110101111 1101011 1 1111 1111 110101 110110011 1110001 11011101 11010101 1 1111 11101 110010110 11011101 11010110 101101101 1101010 1 1101 1011 110101 10110011 11111 11111111 111011 1 11101 1111 11110110 1011011 100100110 1101101011 11011000 1 1111 1111 110001 1100101100 11011 111101101 10011001 1 1011 111 1101101 110110101 111111 11111111 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 63

Repeated words/phrases

i, en

Anaphora

jeg

Epiphora

e