This is an analysis of the poem Drikkevise [at Opmuntre Folk Til At Drikke] that begins with:

At opmuntre Folk til at drikke,
Naar Bollen staaer fuld paa vort Bord,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXaXa XXXbXXXX XcXcXbXd dXXXXXXX XeXeafXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 11011111 1101101 11001111 11011110 1101111 1111110 1011111 110111 111001 1101011 11011111 11011110 10111110 11100010 11011101 11011010 1101111 11011010 111101 110110110 1111001 1111010 111101 10110110 111111 1110001 1110111 0111100 101101 11110110 1100111 111100110 110001 110110010 11101001 1111111 1101111 11111011 11111011 11011001 11011011 11011011 1111111 1101101 111101 1111011 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Drikkevise [at Opmuntre Folk Til At Drikke];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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