This is an analysis of the poem En Rosenstok, Ustadig that begins with:

En Rosenstok, ustadig,
Snart nøgen er, snart grøn;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XaXX XXXX XaXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 11011 11111110 11011 111110 110111 11001110 1110101 01101 11111 1111100 11111 11110 11111 1111010 1001 110111 111101 1011110 11001 111111 110111 101111 11010 11111 11101 1111111 110011 11110 111111 1111100 11101 111111 11011 11111 111111 111111 111111 111101 11111 1101110 11111 11111 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • 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:

    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 are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word o 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 En Rosenstok, Ustadig;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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