This is an analysis of the poem Næsbyhoved-Sø that begins with:

Naar modfaldent Hjertet i Brystet slaaer
Og ene Du vil med din Kummer være,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXX aXXXaab cXcXXXX XbdXXXX XeXeXdX XaXXXXa fXfXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100101101 110111101 1101101111 1101101111 11110111 111100001 111110111 11010111 110110110110 1101111100 10011011110 111101111 11111101 110100010110 110011011 110101001 1101011001 11010101111 111110101 11110101 1111111001 1100101111 1001111110 110110111 1111011110 111011111 11001101001 1001101000 111111001 1001110110 11011111 11111010 11111001 11001101011 110101110110 11001011111 11001111 100111011 1111111 11011111 1100011001 111110111 11111101 110011010 1100101101 110111010 110111111 1101111001 1101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 275
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, i, lad are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Næsbyhoved-Sø;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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