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

Vildt skingre vor Röst over breden Bord.
Raaber höit I Frender tilsammen!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXAX aXXX XXXX XXXb XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXb XXXX cXcX XXXX cXXX XXAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 101110100 1111101 11110110 110111101 1111101 110101001 1111001 11010110 001111001 111011100 11011110 11010110 00111111 111011100 111011011 101101101 1101011 110111000 11011011 11101101 110111 1101101101 1100111 1101011 1111110 111101001 111111 1101110 111111 11110111 11111 110010111 1111011 11110110 1110101 11011011 110001 1111011 1101101 1111001101 11111 11111001 11101110 1101111 110111 01101101 111001 1110111101 1100101 1111111101 1101111 11101101 11011100 1111101 11110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; da, og, de, d are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words herr, naar at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase de connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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