This is an analysis of the poem Blikket that begins with:

Du aabner halvt kun Øiet -
Men denne Spalt, den Strimmel...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 111110 11101 1100010 1101000 01110 11110 1100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; saa is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Blikket;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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