This is an analysis of the poem Trøst [du Er Bestandig Kummerfuld] that begins with:

Du er bestandig kummerfuld,
Min Ven, det er ei ret....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX XcXc dXXX XXXX XXXd XXXX Xaba XXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100100 111011 111111 110101 11110101 101101 1101111 110111 111101 111001 11010101 110110 1111111 111101 11111101 110011 1011111 11111 11101011 111011 111101 11011 10111011 110111 1000110 110011 11011101 11001 11011101 110111 1111101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • 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; det is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Trøst [du Er Bestandig Kummerfuld];
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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