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

Hvor der leves uden Ære,
Er ei længer godt at være....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXXXbb XXccXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXcc AXXXXXXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,24,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 011111 101110 111111 1111110 11110000 111101 111111 111111 1111010 111110 111110 101011 1110101 1011111 10111 101111111 11111011 1111 1111100 111111111 1011 111111 111110 111111 1010111 1111111 1111111 1011011 110101 1011010 10111010 1110101 011111 1010111 1011101 1011101 1111010 11100010 1011111 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 388
  • Average number of words per stanza: 78
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; jeg, vil, og, som are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words jeg, fremad, som are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines re, lge, rge, de, mig are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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