This is an analysis of the poem Saducæerne that begins with:

See her os arme Stubber staae,
Iblandt de svedne, visne Straae!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXXXXbbbbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXXXXccXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 42,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 100111 11111 111111 111111 1110110 11110101 1110110 10110111 11110101 1111101 11010101 11001111 11011101 1111111 11011101 1100101 1101101 1100101 111111 1011101 10111111 110111111 10110011 11111101 11010111 101110 1001101010 01010011 1001110101 1010110 11111111 1101100 11010101 111111010 1101111 110110101 1101100 11111110 11111110 11011011 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 266
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den, d, et, du, det are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words den, et, hvortil, det are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines v, d are repeated).

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Saducæerne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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