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

I Skov, hvor Bøssen knalder,
Hvor Jægerhornet gjalder,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XX XXXXXX XX XXAXXX XA XXaXXX Xa XXBXXX XB XXCXXc XC XXXXXX XX XXdXed Xd eXXXeX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,6,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 110010 110001 11111 111101 10111 10101010 110001 110101 110101 11011 1101000 1101110 11101 10101010 110101 110111 100101 100101 11101 11011 111100 10101010 100101 1111010 111100 01011 110111 01101 101010 10101010 101101 110011 11101 11011 11101 110111 110001 10101010 11011 110101 11101 111101 11001 01101 11110 10101010 111101 1101000 110100 1110 1111 100011 11001 10101010 1110 110111 11001 111001 111100 110110 1111 10101010 111101 1101010 11011 110001 1101100 111110 1111 10101010 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; hvor, halloh, om are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words og, kom, om are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines nne, sset, dder, de, kke are repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words er, dt at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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