This is an analysis of the poem For Norden that begins with:

En Skaal for det blinkende Søernes Baand,
som folder sig om Sveriges Skulder;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXbXXXXX XXXXaXbXXXbX bXXXaXXXXXXX XXbXccXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110101 1101110010 1101110101011 110111010 10111001101 1101010010 10011 111101 10111 11111 11011101011 1101100110 11111100 11001011 1100111000 110010110 1011101101 110101110 10011 111101 1111 11111 1100111101 1101100110 11101011001 11101011 1111101000 1101101 10111001101 110101001 10011 11011 1111 110111 11111011111 111110110 11011110001 110010010 1101111101 110001110 111111101 1100111101 10111 110101 10111 110100 1110011101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 401
  • Average number of words per stanza: 79
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; som, for, har, det, er, og are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word en 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 rt is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word danmark 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 For Norden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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