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

Altsaa skal jeg da nu forlade mit Hiem, og en Reise
Førstegang i mit Liv prøve; besynderligt nok!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXbXXXXXXXXcXXaXXXdXcXbXXXXcaXadXXbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 44,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111101111111 1011111110001 1000101101110010 10111111010001 11110111110100110 1111001111101 111111110100111110 10110011011011 1010010111111110 111011011001 11111111000101 1111111101 111011001010 11101100111 1101011101001010 10110101111 1110111010110110 11011101101 11110101010110110 1011011011001 1101100111111 1011101110010 1011011111110110 1111101111111 100011111111110 101111111101 1001001111110 1110000101101 101111111011000 100101101001 1000101111010 10111111011011 1111111010010110 111011111111 110111011100 1010011101011 11111011110011 1100011001001 1011111010010 11110011111001 111101111110010 10111111011110 111010110111110 10100110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2484
  • Average number of words per stanza: 453
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; til, jeg, min, du are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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