This is an analysis of the poem Holgers Besøg I Keiserleiren that begins with:

Burmand laae paa Tiberøen,
Svømmed i sit sorte Blod....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100 11111 1010100 111111 101111 101111 1111101 110101 1101110 111111110 11011000 1111110 10111000 1111101 1111100110 11111 11111110 101110 10110010 111101 111111 1010010 1010111 111010 110111 111111 1011101 1110001 11101100 110111 101110 111111 10101000 11111 1111100110 1111101 1010101 1100111 101111 1011100 1110001 1010010 11111 1110110 1110101 1011101 101101 1111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; med is repeated.

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

  • summary of Holgers Besøg I Keiserleiren;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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