This is an analysis of the poem Indgangen Til Sultanens Pallads that begins with:

Første Vagt.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXX X X aXXX XXXbb aXa aa aXX ab aX XXXcX aX Xa ac Xc aXcX XaXXX aXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,1,4,5,3,2,3,2,2,5,2,2,2,2,4,5,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1110110111 1100111110 1111101010 11011111110 11111111010 10111111 101 0100111101110110011101101001101010111111100 10011100111010111100111111110 100 100110101 110110111 1111001 101 101110101 11000111 11111100 1110101010 100 1011011100 11111100010 10 1110 100 1111 1001010100 10 110 100 11110 10 1110 110110101 111111101 1111010 100 10 100 110 100 11001 100 1011 100 1101 1111111111 11011111 10 1011011100 1011001000 111110010 1101111010 100 1101011101 101011001 10 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; de, fra are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word soliman at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Indgangen Til Sultanens Pallads;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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