This is an analysis of the poem Polka that begins with:

Læg Naalen bort, lad Rokken staae,
Tag sølverspændte Skoe nu paa,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX aaXXXXXX XXXXXXXX bbXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 11111 1111111 101110 101110 11011101 1100011 110010 111111 1101111 1111101 110110 11110111 1110111 111111 1100110 1101111 1100011 111111 110110 11111101 1010111 1111111 1111110 01011111 111111 1111101 1101100 1111101 1111111 0101101 1111110 1111101 11110101 11000100 11101 11111101 1110111 1111101 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; d is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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