This is an analysis of the poem Norway, Norway that begins with:

Norway, Norway,
Rising in blue from the sea's gray and green,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbccbdebbeAFFFF AgbXgdXhhXAFFFF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1001001111 100111010 11010 100100101 1010 101101111 1001010110 11110 100100111 1111 10111101 1011 111111 111011 1111 100111101 1001001110 10110 101110101 1111 100111111 1011011110 10010 100110111 1111 10111101 1011 111111 111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 463
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, thee are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word thee is repeated.

    The author used the same word norway at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word land at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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