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

Ik voel m'n ziel verwant met kleine simpele dingen,
Die op ons wegen staan als bloemen van het veld...,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110111010 111101110111 100011110010 110111011000 1110100111110 11111110101 10010101100 111101011010 110110111110 11010011101 111100110010 111111111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 51 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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