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

Jeg stod i den venlige Sommerkvæld
Paa Fjældet ved Vælsklands Strande....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa XXXX XbXX cXXd XXXX XdXX XXXc XXcX XXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11111010 11111 111101110 1101101 1110111 1111001 110110101 1101011 1111101101 1011111111 11110110 110111 11011101 11110100 011101100 010010 11011110 11101 100110111 111101 11111010 110010110 11110010 111101 1101101 1101011 111100101 111111 111111101 11110 11111001 11110 11110011 111111 110111110 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; var is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words de, det are repeated.

    The author used the same words jeg, og at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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