This is an analysis of the poem Til — - that begins with:

En Børneflok, en Jomfruskare,
En Kreds Veninder samles her,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX bcbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101100 11100100 110111 1101110 11001111 111111 110101110 11111 11111111 0101111 1111111 10011101 1010110 01110010 01110101 11011110 111111100 01010101 111101110 10001101 11001101 0111100 110111 1101100 111101 10010011 11111101 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; en, og, du, den, leve are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words en, der, du are repeated.

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

  • summary of Til — -;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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