This is an analysis of Paamindelse [det Blaat, Som Kaldes Himmelblaat] by Emil Aarestrup.

Det Blaat, som kaldes Himmelblaat,
Den Jordklump, denne Haandfuld Vand,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XaaX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11110100 1101101 111100 111001111 11100100 1101111 10001111 110101111 110101111 11011111 1111111 110011101 1101010101 111111111 1101111 111110110
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 16