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

Ret som den vældige Strøm, der slynger sin kraftige Vand-Arm
Stærkt giennem Dalene ned, tonende langsomt og dybt,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111011011 110101101011 1111110111010 101111111101 1010011101101 1111111011001 111000111010 101001110111 111011110101110 101001111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 574
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (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; det is repeated.

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

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

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