This is an analysis of the poem Aarets Børn that begins with:

Tolv Sønner Aaret har; pas paa,
Saa skal I deres Skudsmaal faae....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 11110101 111010 11110011 1101011 110101100 1110111 1111111 11010110 1110101 1111101 11110111 11010101 111101110 11011111 11111101 1010001 110101110 01011100 1101111 01001110 1011101 0101110 11111101 01011101 100111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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