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

Uit de bloemen en de bomen
Stijgt een onbepaalde klacht...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 111001 110111110 111101 1110100 1111100 10101110 110011100 1111100110 1110101 111111100 1110100 11110010 1110111 11101000 1110111 11111110 110000 111000 1011001 11111100 1010100 1111011110 11101000 11111110 11110101 1111000 1111001 11101110 111100 11101010 1111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; 't, ze, 'k are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words en, 'k, wijl are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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