This is an analysis of the poem Critik [jeg Har Seet Den Store Digter] that begins with:

Jeg har seet den store Digter
Som du priste mig — den unge,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaX XXXX aXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111110 101111 1111101 111101 1111101 11111010 10111110 1111010 111111 11101 111110 11011 1111110 11101110 1111111 11101110 11101010 111011 1110111 1110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Critik [jeg Har Seet Den Store Digter];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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