This is an analysis of the poem En Fortabt that begins with:

Sadler jeg min Hest
Og rider ud til Gjest,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXX XaXXXX XXbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 110111 110110110 1111 1111 11011110 10111 11111 11011010 10101 111101 111111 10111 11101 1111111 10111 110011 110110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jeg is repeated.

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

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

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