This is an analysis of the poem Stævnemødet [den Lillebitte Viser] that begins with:

Den lillebitte Viser,
som passer Sekundernes Gang,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXa XXXXXX XaXaXa bcbcXc XXbdXX XebeXe XabaXa eXffdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010 11010001 1111010 110101 1101111 1101011 110010 111001 101111 11010010 110110 111101 11110 111111 11011000 1001011 011111 111111 1111010 1000101 11110 1111111 100111 111111 1110110 010101 1111010 101101 1101110 11000 111010 1101001 11110 1101111 11111 011011 11010110 1101111 1111010 111101 1011010 101101 101101 11111 1111001 11111 111011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; og is repeated.

    The author used the same words den, det at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Stævnemødet [den Lillebitte Viser];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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