This is an analysis of the poem O Græske Øer! Min Fædrejord! that begins with:

O græske Øer! min Fædrejord!
Hvor Sapho sang om Elskovs Glød,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXX XXXXXX aXXXXX XXXXbb cXXXaa XXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110110 11011101 11111111 1101111 11001100 11111110 1101011 11001100 1100001 11111111 0110111 1111010 10011101 11010101 11011111 1110101 11111100 111111 1111101 1110010 100111 1100100 1111101 11010101 10011100 11110111 11110010 11010100 11010101 1111111 101101011 1001111 111111 11110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of O Græske Øer! Min Fædrejord!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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