This is an analysis of the poem Velsignet Skibet Være that begins with:

Velsignet Skibet være,
Velsignet Havets Vand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XaXa XXXa XaXX XbXb cXXX XXXX bXbc XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 100101 11011 110111 1001110 11111 1001110 1111 100111 110100 1111 11101 111110 11101 11011 0111111 1101010 110101 111110 11111101 111100 1111111 11101 110101 11111 110111 01111 11111 1111101 110100 1101101 110101 1101010 110111 1011000 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; du is repeated.

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

    The author used the same words velsignet, jeg at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Velsignet Skibet Være;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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