This is an analysis of the poem Mit Hjem that begins with:

Du kjender vel det lille, skjønne Land?
Omkring dets Kyst sig snoer det salte Vand,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXbX ccXaBX ddXXBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011111 101111111 110010111 110010111 01011111 110111111 01011111 110111101 110101011 1101010101 01011111 111111111 0101111 111110111 1100111111 111011101 01011111 111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; der is repeated.

    The author used the same word du at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word r at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Mit Hjem;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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