This is an analysis of the poem Et Aftensuk that begins with:

End blegrødt af Solen
Og blankt ligger Vandet;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXa XXXXXXXX XaXXXbbb XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 111010 110110 11110 11010 11001 101111 11111 11010 1101 11001 11100 110110 1101 010110 11001 11011 1111 1101 1111 1001 10111 11111 1101 11011 11011 110110 01010 111101 11011 1111111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; hans, og are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word i 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 Et Aftensuk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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