This is an analysis of Solnedgang [ren Og Klar Stod Himlens Hvalte Bue] by Jens Peter Jacobsen.

Ren og klar stod Himlens hvalte Bue,
Havet brusende mod Stranden brød,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXaX XbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11111011 10101101 11111011 101110101 1011111 111111111 11100011 1101110 11101110 10110111 10111110110 1111111
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12