This is an analysis of Solnedgang [signe, Sig Mig Hvorfor Skuer] by Jens Peter Jacobsen.

Signe, sig mig hvorfor skuer
Saa vemodig imod Himlen…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXX XXXXa XXXXX XXXbX XXXXX XXbXX XXXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Metre: 111101 11001010 01101111 110101 1111 11111 11101 1111000 1111 110101 11011 111101 1111000 1111 111111 1111101 101011 11101 11111 111111 101111 1100100 1011000 1111 0101000 110111 1111110 1111111 1110100 1110001 1110110 1001010 11101110 1010111 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 35