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

Hvor Mænd i Atlashoser gaae,
Er ei vor Plads....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XaXXaXa XbXXXXb XXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,7,7,7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001 0111 1111101110 110111101 11 1011111 1111101 1101101 11000111 1111101 1111001 1111001 1011100 11001101 11110100 11110101 11111111 11001110 1111111 101111110 11111101 110101110 1101110010 0100111 110111010 11111101 10111110 11011001 11111110 111001100 11011100 111111110 1111001 110111010 111111 11101010 11101100 1111001 1111110 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hvor, en, det, og, for are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvor, en, for are repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines de, det are repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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