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

Jeg vidste dengang ikke,
Men lærte det for silde,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XaXa XXXX XbXb bXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11111 100111 1001 111111 101111 1001010 110011 0111111 11011 110111 101110 1111100 11111 11001 110011 101011 111101 111110 11111 010111 110001 11111 111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; en is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase der connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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