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

Venligen vinkte paa grønnen Strand de knudrede Bøge;
Selsomt det blomstrende Løv vifted og hvalte sig kiekt;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaXbXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXaXbXXXXXXXXbXXXXbXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 50,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011110101 101101101111 10110110101011 111011101101 11110111001100 11100111111001 1011111111110 1111011101101 10111111111010 1011011111101 11111111111111 1110111010011 1110101111101 11011011010 101011111010 11101010111 110011111110101 10110111011011 111001000100110 10110111011001 111011111111001 1101001011011 10110111101101 101011001111 1110011111110010 111111111111111 11110011110011 101111010111011 100101001111010 110111111 101001111110010 101011101101 1000111101101 1011011111001 11100111001110 1010110111011 111111111111 101101101010 1011111111011101 10111111011011 1111111111111111 11111101110 1111001111101 1011011011001 1011111111011110 11111111111 11011111111011 111111110010 11111101111010 111101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2958
  • Average number of words per stanza: 541
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; til, en, jeg, og, det, med, sin, han are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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