This is an analysis of the poem Den Elskende Bondeknös that begins with:

För var jeg saa froe,
jeg spögte, sang og stöied og loe,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXccX XaXXdXaXX XXXXeXXXX XXcXeXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXeXXX bbXXXeXXX XXXeeXXXX XXXXXXeXX XXdXXXXed
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1111111 11011011 11111 11111 11110 11001 1111 1110111 10011 11111111 11111111 1101 110110 1101 1111 11011 111111111 11011 111101011 111111011 1111 11011 1111 1110 11101 111101 11111 100011101 11010111 1101 1111 111 1101 1111 111111 1111 11011011111 11101101 1101 11111 10111 111 11011 11101010 11010 1110101 010111001 1111 1111 1111 11111 11111 1111110 11011 111110101 111011001 0111111 1101 11101 11010 1111111 11010101 11011 110111011 1111111 11111 1101 11001 11010 1101 1010001 01011 110111011 11111101 10111 11011 1101111 1111 1111 11011111 1111 110110100 111111010 1111 11001 11011 1101111 11111 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 90
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, jeg, med, at, da, er are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words med, i, hun, af, og, da are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines kier, st, rk are repeated).

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

  • summary of Den Elskende Bondeknös;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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