This is an analysis of the poem Vandring Til Landsbyen that begins with:

Jo, du skal kjønt spadsere med,
Din Doctor har jo sagt det;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXXX XXXX bXbX XXXX bXbX acaX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1101111 1101111 1011100 11011101 11110 1101111 1101000 110100111 111101 11110101 11110 10011111 11101 1111111 111011 11011111 11101 11111111 11010 111011010 1101 11111010 01111 111101000 111110 1111111 1111100 1001111 111111 11100011 1111 11110111 11110 1111011 1101011 1101111 110110 111111 111110 11101011 1111110 0111111 1111011 1101111 1001100 0111111 0111000
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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; du, jeg, ei, her, vi are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Christian Winther