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

Her er altsaa den Bye hvor Jens Baggesen fødtes? Hvor liden!
Brystfældig, sørgelig, mørk; comisk som Stabelstad dog!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001011111001110 101011011001 1111110011001 1101011011011 1101101100110 111011111101 101101111011011 10110111011100 1111011110110100 1010011100111 10010110110110 1111111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 705
  • Average number of words per stanza: 126
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; den is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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