Skipperen Synger by Holger Drachmann: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Skipperen Synger that begins with:

Ved Børsen lægger jeg Skuden ind,
I Svendborg staar ellers min Vugge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XbXb XXXX XXXX XcXc bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 11011011 11011010 1111101 101111111 1101110110 100110110100 111111100 1110111 111011110 11101111101 1110110110 101111111 11110111 1110011111 111110101 1111111111 111011 11111011110 110111011 111110101001 1101111 11111111110 111010111 111011101111 11101110111 110111111111 1110111011 11110110111 1110111 11101111011 1110111001 1111101 110101110 101111011 1111110 110011110011 1101110111 11011011111 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; paa, en, og, min, sk, er are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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