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

Dees dag is lijk een moede man,
Die langs een strate, grijs en stil,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab XXXX XXXX XcXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 1111111 11001101 11111 1001101 11110000 1111011 110101 1111100 11100110 11111100 111111 11111111 10110001 11110100 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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