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

Høit over Bøgens Top
Der gaaer en Stjerne op,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXb XXXXXX XXXXXX aaXXXX XXXXXX XXbXXX XXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 11111 1111101010 11111 11100 11100011110 01101 11001 111101010 111001 11110 100100101110 110010 11111 100110001 11111 1111101 11111111 110111 11101 1101111100 11111 11001 11110111000 110111 11111 1111100100 11010 110100 110101010 11011 100101 111011010 1111 11011 1101011100 111101 11011 10111100 01011111 111111 1111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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