This is an analysis of the poem Søvndrukken.. that begins with:

Søvndrukken er den dejlige
løftet til Brudgommens Hjærte....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX XAXaXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 111001 1110111 1101101 1010110 111001 111010 10110110 11101101 1111010 110110010 1110110 1001011 111101 11111110 111001 1001011 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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