This is an analysis of the poem Skjøn Lilaly that begins with:

Nu skjuler Natten By og Vang,
Nu toner det med sælsom Klang...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXX XXXbcX XXdeeX XXXbXX fggXbX fXXggX XXbXXX XdXcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 1101111 11011101 1101110 11001100 1 1101111111 11011111 11110111 1101111 11001100 1 110110 11011110 11111101 11100100 11001100 1 1101110 111111 11111101 11111111 11001100 1 111111 11110101 1101111 11010011 11001100 1 1101111 111110 11011101 1110111 11001100 1 11001110 1111111 1010011 11011111 11001100 1 1101100 111111 1111011 1111011101 11001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; skj, n, i are repeated.

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word lilaly at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

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