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

Der flyver omkring mit Hus en Flok Krager,
som aldrig har synderlig Hvile paa sig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaa XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011111110 1101100111 1000111111 1101111100 111101111 11001001101 11011111110 1101101110 01110110110 010101100 11001111111 11011001010 11011001011 110100111100 101011010110 11011011001 1110110110 110011110010 1100111010 1110011001 11011111001 1011011110 1011010010 110110110 1111011111 11011110110 11011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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, en, paa, og, de, der, skriger are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words en, og, skriger are repeated.

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

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

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

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