This is an analysis of the poem Du Er Som Brød, Det Grove — Fine that begins with:

Du er som Brød, det grove — fine,
Hvoraf man aldrig bliver kjed;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011111 10110101 0010111 10110101 11101110 11011100 11111110 1001111 11011110 1011011111 01011111 11111111 110111110 111111 11111000 11011101 110111110 11111110 111111010 1101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; saa, og, mit are repeated.

    The author used the same word jeg 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 Du Er Som Brød, Det Grove — Fine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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