This is an analysis of the poem Skulde Jeg Tilbage Vige that begins with:

Skulde jeg tilbage vige,
Naar den Mørkheds Magt vil krige:...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXXXXa XXXXXXXaX XXXXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 111111 110111 11111 111110 101100 111101 111101 11110111101 1010110 1011110 1101111 111111 110110 101111 1110100 1110101 1111111 1111101 101101 1110 101101 111101 101101 111101 101111 101010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 253
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; nej, den, meer are repeated.

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

  • summary of Skulde Jeg Tilbage Vige;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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