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

Hvad skal den grønne Kuppels,
De gyldne Straahalms Vippen?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXX XXXX XXXa bXXX bXXX XXXX XXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 011010 111010 100010 111000 10001 111000 101011 11111 11111 11111 110111 11111 110110 110100 1111110 10010 110011 1011010 110111 11110 110111 1100110 11110 111110 110111 110110 1111 1111110 1111100 111110 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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