This is an analysis of Straf by Emil Aarestrup.

Ha, disse runde Skuldre -
Det er dog altfor kjækt!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11111 101101 0111100 11111 110110 10100 110111 1101101 1111 110110 11011 11001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12