This is an analysis of the poem Politisk Indsigt that begins with:

Jeg ynder frit Erhverv for frie Hænder;
Med almeen Væbning finder jeg det haster;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XaaX Xaa Xaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101101101 1101101110 10001100100 1101110010 11110101100 1100100110 11110000110 11111111101 111111100 1011111110 1111111010 1011111101 11110011010 1111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word jeg 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 Politisk Indsigt;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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