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

Himmelblaa
Og Fuglesang,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXAXXXXXXXXX XbXbcX XXXXXXc dXXAXa dXXXXaX XXXbXXX XXXXcXXX XXXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,6,7,6,7,7,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 1100 101 1101 1111111101 1 101010 1111010 101101 1111 1101 11101 1 1101 1100 111 1111 110101101 1 1101100 1111010 1001100 1100 1111 1100111 1 1100 1100 101 1101 11110101 1 111101 1011010 11110 11100 1101 010111001 1 1100 1111 11 1100 110111101 1100 1 11010011 111011 111001 1101 1100 1011011 111101 1 1101 1100 1101 111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 59
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word og is repeated.

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

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

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