This is an analysis of the poem Havfruen [fisker, Ved Din Baad Paa Sandet] that begins with:

Fisker, ved din Baad paa Sandet,
Hvorfor sliber du din Kniv?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XaXa bXbX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXcd XXXX XXXe XXXX XXXc fXXX fgXg XXXX XgXX XdXX XXdX hXXX XXXX XhXh XXXX XXXd ieiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110 1010011 1110110 1111111 110011 1011111 101111 111111101 1001111 101111 11011011 111110 1110111 111111 1110011 1011101 101101 1110101 1111001 1011 1011010 1011101 11101110 1111101 1101101 1110110 10111 111111 1111010 111111 111110 111111 1011000 11111 10111000 1111 1011110 1110101 11111110 10111 1111110 111101 1111010 110100 01111010 101111 111011 100111111 1011010 1110011 101010 1110111 11010101 101101 1110101 101011111 11111 1110111 1111101 1011100 1011100 111111 1111110 111110 1010110 11111 11110111 1011101 11111111 111111 111111 111111 11111010 11111 111110 111101 1011110 1110001 1111100 101001 111011 10110 11001 11111 11110 111111 11111110 110111 1110111 101101 111101 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 23
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 114
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 92
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; du, de are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word kom 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 Havfruen [fisker, Ved Din Baad Paa Sandet];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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