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

I Sommer var Skoven saa grøn, saa grøn,
Og Kvidderen gik saa lunt iløn....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aaXX XaXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101111 11001111 1110111 11111100 110111101 1101011 1111111 11011111 111011000 110101101 10111110 10111111 1101011 101101100 10011100 10011001 11001101 11011100 110101111 1111011 11011111 11111101 11011111 110101111 1111011 11111111 1111011 10101011 11011111 110101111 101111111 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; n, saa, og, er are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines n, v, de, d are repeated).

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

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

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