This is an analysis of the poem Tordenveiret Om Natten that begins with:

Staa op, Annette! — Barn! det tordner
Med Storm og Lynild Slag i Slag;"...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXXXb XcXXXXXX XXXXXXXc XXXXbXXa XXXXXaXX XXXXcbXX XdXdXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110 111101110 10101010 1101011 1101111 1011101 11110001 11111 1101001 1101011 1111101 1101111 1101111 11011101 1101111 11110101 11011100 1111101 110111 1111011 111111 1101001 110111010 11010101 11010110 1110101 1111111 1111011 111011101 1110101 11111011 111111 100001110 111011 110011000 1110001 11010101 11011111 11010111 11011100 11111110 11011111 110101110 1101111 1101101 1101111 1101001 111100 11010111 1100111 11100111 11100111 0101111 111111 01111111 111111 11001111 1001111 11111011 1111111 11110111 11001101 111111 1101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; og, hvor, t 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 Tordenveiret Om Natten;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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