This is an analysis of the poem Fadderne Synge that begins with:

Du lille Purk udi din Vuggeseng,
Og Du, hans Fader og hans Moder!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXXX XabaXXXXX XXXXXXXXX cXcaXXXbX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXdX XXXaXXXXX dXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101100 101101110 001101101 11111110 11101111 1101100101 1100 0011 11111110 1101011100 1011110 110110111 1111110 111011101 11111111 1100 0011 110101010 110111111 111111 11111101 11111 01110101 11111111 1101 1011 1011011 1111000101 11001110 110111101 11110 01101011 11011011 1111 1111 11111111 1111001101 111111 100101111 10110101 011010101 111001101 1111 1011 11010111 1111100110 11110111 11111111 11110011 01110101 0111011 1101 1111 11001111 111111101 11101100 11101101 11111110 0111011 1111011101 1101 111 111110100 110111111 1111111 1101011111 1100101 01101011 010111011 1100 0011 11111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 285
  • Average number of words per stanza: 60
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; og, du, de are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, de are repeated.

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

  • summary of Fadderne Synge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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