Flugt [skjæbnen Truer - Lad Os Ile] by Emil Aarestrup: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Flugt [skjæbnen Truer - Lad Os Ile] that begins with:

Skjæbnen truer — lad os ile
Did, hvor Bjergene sig styrte...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 011011 1110111 11101 111100 1010100 111110 1011000 11100110 1101110 11000110 1010110 111111 101101 111101 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 110
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; med is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words med, hvor are repeated.

    The author used the same word med 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 Flugt [skjæbnen Truer - Lad Os Ile];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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