This is an analysis of the poem Alfernes Pleisøn — Ii that begins with:

Men Moderhjertet fik sit Syn!
Dybt følte hun det brænde....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXabX XXXXXcXc dXdeXXXX XeXXXXXX fXfXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XeXXdXXX XaXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXbXgagX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11000111 11111 11011111 11101100 1111110 111101 11111111 11011 10011111 110111 11111101 1101000 11101101 110110 11010111 11010 11011111 110101 111111 11111 1111111 1111100 1111101 111110 1111100 111101 11011110 11001 11011110 1111 11101110 1111110 1111111 1111101 1101011 111101 1111100 11110 1110111111 11000100 1101111 11011 11111011 110101 11111 1111110 111011 111100 1101110 1111 1111111 110101 11111111 111111 1111011101 11110000 1101111 100111 11001111 11010000 11110101 111100 1110100 11110100 1110111 1111110 11010111 111010 1111111 01100 1111111 110110 11110111 01111 11111101 111111 11111101 11100 111101 11111 1111111 1101 11011111 110111 1101011 100110 111111 111110 1101111 11110 1101111 111010 11011101 110111 111110 11101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 96
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; hun, og, i, hvem are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word hun 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 Alfernes Pleisøn — Ii;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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