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

Saa tror du, Studenten er tør som en Pind, -
da skulde du rigtignok vide,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbb XXXbXX cacXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010001111 1101001 11011011111 11111 11011011111 1101111101 110111111 1101011 11011101 11111111 1101111111 1100101101 1111111101 11011101 1110111101 11001011 110101101 1101101111 1101011011 11011000 110011111 11110001 11011011001 1101111011 1010111001 11010111 1101011001 110101 1100010111 011111100 1111111101 11011011 1101110101 1111011 1110111101 110110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; den, er, og, du are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words han, med, for, og are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Jeppe Aakjaer