I Snee Staaer Urt Og Busk I Skjul; by Bernhard Severin Ingemann: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem I Snee Staaer Urt Og Busk I Skjul; that begins with:

I Snee staaer Urt og Busk i Skjul;
Det er saa koldt derude;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa aXXX XXXX XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111 101110 1101111 11111 11111101 1100100 11111111 1111100 11110111 110111 1111011 011101 11110100 1111010 11111101 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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; giv, tid are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word giv is repeated.

    The author used the same word giv at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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