Ved Bordet by Christian Winther: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ved Bordet that begins with:

„Min Ven! hør, siig mig ærlig,
Hvorfor saa mørk og stum?...

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: XaXa XXbX XXXX XXXX XXXX XcXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXc dXdX XbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 101111 1101110 110111 11111 110001 111111 01011010 111110 111101 110110 11111 110011 110100 1111 111011 1100111 11101 11111 11101 1111100 11111 1101110 1110011 1001011 111101 1110011 11101 1101010 11111 11110 111111 111111 111111 1111110 11111 11011100 11111 11011000 11100 1111100 11111100 10010100 11111 1111011 11111 1011111 111111 100110 111111 11111101 01111 1101111 111111 1111111 110011 111111 111101 11111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 60
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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; det, jeg, og, til, r are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words det, den, jeg are repeated.

    The author used the same words han, men at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Ved Bordet;
  • 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

Poems about...
✕