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

Det Træ, som her mod Himlen
Sin Tempelhvælving bygger...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX aXXX bXXX XbXX XbXX XXXX cXXX XXXX XcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 110010 1101010 111110 1111110 1111110 101101 110110 111010 011101 1001110 01101 01111 110110 10101100 110100 11111 1011110 1110110 110110 111111 11110 1111 11101 11111 111110 1110110 111110 111110 1111000 11100 1100110 11110 11111 11110 1110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; i, med are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word saa 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 Platanen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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