This is an analysis of the poem Piratens Endeligt that begins with:

Hei, mine Gutter, nu styrer Barkassen
Rask over Søe!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXXb XcXXXXXc XXXXXXXX dedXXXXX XfXfXeXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX dadXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110100 11011 1101011110 1110 1110010110 10110 10110110110 111101 10111000110 111 1001111011 11 11111110110 1010 1010011010 111101 0011011110 111111 1010011110 111 01100010110 10110 1011111110 011101 0111011001 1010 111011001 111 00110011010 10010 11110110110 111110 01111111 111 101111011 1001 11111110010 10110 111111110 111111 1111011010 1011 1111011111 1111 1111001010 11110 11111110110 101101 11101011 1011 1001011011 111 11101110 111 1001010001 1011001 101111111 1111 1101011001 1111 11110110100 10110 1011010110 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 272
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; naar, jer, en, og, lger are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word her 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 lger is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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