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

Du være vil min Læremester,
Som færdes her paa dette Træ,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXa XaaX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111100 110111 1111001 11011101 100101110 111111 11001101 11111110 110101110 01011111 01011111 1110110 110001100 01011111 1111111 11010110 1110111 1101111 1011101 10011110 11011111 1111111 1111111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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; og, jeg are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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