This is an analysis of the poem Paa Klinten that begins with:

Jeg gik den aarle Morgenstund,
Hvor Klintens steile Kyst...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX abab cXcX XXXX dXXX XXXa XXXX XdXd dXXX dXeX aXXX XeXX XXXX XXXX XXXd XXXX aXaX XaXa XXeX Xcec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100 11011 101110 111111 111101 1111 1111111 11111 111101 111001 1101111 1111 1101101 110111 100101111 11001 1111111 1011 10111101 110111 1101111111 110001 011100 10101 11111111 110101 111011 110100 1100100 11111 1111111 1111 1001111 11010 1110110 110001 1101011 11111 111111 110001 101111 110111 1111100 110110 111011 111111 1110101 111111 1110101 111111 1101100 111101 111111 10111 111101110 111100 1101011 110111 11100100 110111 11011101 11111 100011 11010 1101111111 111111 1101011 110111 1111101 11111 1111010 1111111 110111 11101 1101111 11010 111110 1111 111111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 20
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; saa, t, d are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words jeg, at 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 Paa Klinten;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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