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

Kom, o Slummer!
Nectardrik i Sorgens Stund!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXbXXb XXXXXXaX aXaXXXXX XcXcXXXX
  • 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: 1110 1001101 1110 1001111 11101 101101 1011000 101111 1010 1010111 1010 111111 101111 100101 1011010 111011 1110 1001101 110 1011101 10001010 100010100 1011101 111111 1010 11111 1010 101011 111110 10111010 1011011 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; hellig is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines des is repeated).

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

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

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