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

Kom, vi vil hinanden trøste,
Sorg kun krydrer slet vor Mad;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabb XXXXcc XXXXbX XaXXdd XXXaXX bXXXee XdXdXa XfXfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 1110111 1010110 11111 101111 101111 10111010 1011111 10100100 1011101 1011101 101101 1011110 110101 10111010 110111 1011101 101001 1111011 101101 111111 100111 1011111 101111 1110101 1011101 011101 1011111 0111111 11111 01111110 111101 1011010 101111 001111 111101 1111111 110111 1110101 101111 1010101 1011101 0111001 1110111 011111 110111 1011101 101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; vi is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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