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

Skarp Stormen foer ved Midnatstid
igiennem Krat og Hegn,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX aXaX bbcX XXXb cXXX XXXX XXXX dXdX XXcX XXXX eded Xeae XXXX XXXe XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011100 100111 1101001 11011 1110100 110101 111100 111101 11101 110101 111111 11011 10111010 110000 1111101 010101 11111010 11011 1101010 11110 111011 110100 101111 11111 11011110 1111 0101110 110111 1111101 11111 10111101 11101 11011111 11110 1111111 110111 111011111 110111 11011101 110101 111111 110111 10101101 110101 111111 110111 111101 110101 11010110 11101 111111 111101 1101010 111101 111011 11110 1101100 11111 111111 11011 1111100 111011 1101111 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 16
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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; det is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words af, det, med are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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