This is an analysis of the poem Corsøers Kirke that begins with:

Ind i Kirken jeg treen med Forundring, thi Loftet foroven,
Uden Hvælving og Muur, havde kun Bræder til Skiul,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111100110100 1011111111 101111111011110 11111111101 1110001111111010 101100111010 11000101110110 1011111101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 448
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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