This is an analysis of the poem Min Skat that begins with:

Hun er sød,
Hun er blød,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXaaXXXX bbXccXXXdXXd XXXeeeXXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101 101111 1010 110 11111 101 011 111011 10100 1100 11111 111 111 1111 1111 111 11011 111 111 111111 11100 1100 11001 111 111 101001 1011 101 111 101 011 111001 11100 110 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hun, er, og are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d, ielig, sig, k, st are repeated).

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

  • summary of Min Skat;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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