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

Golde Sten og Fossefraad
det er Jættens Husgeraad,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXa XXXb cXXX XXXX cXXX XXXX bXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 101100 101011 1111 101111 101111 01100100 11101 1110110 1110101 11111 10101 110111 1110111 1111000 10111 1110101 101011 11110 1111 110111 1110100 1010111 1101 1011100 1110101 11011110 11111 1010111 101100 111111 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; j, og are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines j is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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