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

Fra Træet Rimens Blade
faldt ned for sagte Vind;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbXXXX XaXXXcXc XXXXXXdX XXdaXeXe XXXbXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11111 10111 11101 11101 1111 111111 110111 101101 110101 10011 11010 101110 11111 110110 110101 1011 11111 111101 11101 1111000 11111 11011110 111110 11111 1111 010110 111101 10011 11101 101101 101101 110101 11111101 1111 1101101 1011010 101011 11011010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; d is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hans is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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