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

Venligt, Sorøe! dit Aasyn leer, blyfærdig du titter
Giennem den blomstrende Skov, Hinden bag Buskene liig;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXXXXXXXaXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110110010 101101101101 10111111011110 10110110111 1011011111 1100101111111 110110110101 11110011010011 1011011111001 10111111011 1011001011110110 0110111011011 0110011010110010 11110011001001 10101011111110010 10110011111001 1110101111010 1111001111010 1011111010110001 11110011111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 197
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (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; og, som are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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