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

Dybt Bölgen sank, höit Bölgen foer,
og paa den kolde Strand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXabXb CXdXeaXa XXXXXdXe XXXXCXXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 11111 11011100 110100 1111111 11011 1110101 111101 11111111 01101 1101111 11111 1101100 101101 1101111 11111 1111101 11011 1101101 10010 1110101 11001 110110 11010 1110111 11101 1100111 111101 11111111 11011 11111101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

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