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

»Naar kommer Vaaren vel?«
Naar den sortblaae Svale kommer...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXX bXXXXX bXXXaX bXXXXX bXXXXX bXXXXX bXXccX bXaXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 111110 1100110 11101010 1111110 11010 110101 111111 110110 11101110 101110 11010 11011 1111010 1111110 1110110 101110 1101 110101 1110101 1110101 101111 1011111 11010 110101 111101 111011 110111 1111110 11010 11011 1101110 111111 11101110 1101010 1101 110101 1110100 10111 101111 111101 11010 11011 11001100 10111110 11110010 11111010 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines ret, iet, ger are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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