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

Ei Stoffets gode Valg man Roes bør negte.
Hvad er et Digtestof, naar det er ægte?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111111 1011001101 11001001111 110111100 1100101111 1101110110 1101010111 111111000 10111110 01110011111 11110001000 1111100110 1100111111 1101110111 110111101 111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Stoffet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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