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

Til en mosgroet Pynt af en Graastenskyst,
hvis Ensomhed rækker fra Vest til Øst,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXX XX XX bb XX XcXa XXXcdXXXXX XXdXXX dXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,2,2,2,4,10,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111100 110011111 11110110010 111111110 11111001110 11001101001 111111110 1100101110 1101101 101101101 1001011001 101101111 10111111 101111011 11010011100 110110110110 0110101001 1111111010 111110110 110001011010 100100101 0111111111 11111111 111111111 11111101 111011101011 1110011001 01101111 1101111001 1111101011 111111 11111 11011011 1100110 1110010111111 1011001110010 1111011 111100011 1110101110 111010101 1100011010 1111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; en, hvor, og, jeg, dig, med, gr, s are repeated.

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

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

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