This is an analysis of the poem Maj [morgendug Og Duft Og Fugle] that begins with:

Morgendug og Duft og Fugle,
mindste Urt af Sol forgjort,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXXX XXaX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111 111110 110111 11111111 0110111 011110 1011110 11101 10101110 101101 1011101 111011 110011 0010111 100111 1111101 10101110 11011 1111111000 1011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, du are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word er is repeated.

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

  • summary of Maj [morgendug Og Duft Og Fugle];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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