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

Uafladelig føg for Vinden den taagede Støvregn,
Postkarlen atter med os hen giennem Støvregnen føg....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaXXXXXXaXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 28,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100011101101 1001011110101 10111111011011 101011100101 1111101101111 101111110111111 10110111011111 10110011111011 1111111111100 1011011111001 11110111111010 1011001101101 11110111101111 10101110001 1001011111011 1101011111101 1110101111110 110111100101 1010111110110 1110111011011 1011001001001 11110011111 1101011101 10111111101 11010111101001 1011101001011 1111101101001111 1110001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1571
  • Average number of words per stanza: 282
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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, og are repeated.

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

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

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