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

Jeg lader Baaden glide frem
Saa jævnt af Søens Vover;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011 111110 01010111 110110 001111 010101 10110100 10111111 10111011 110110 1100101 1101110 11011111 11011 11010111 111110 011111 1111 110111111 011111 00111111 11110 1111111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, du are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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