This is an analysis of the poem En Stemning that begins with:

Hvad der skal skee, det skeer, derpaa jeg troer
Og giver mig Vorherre hen i Fæste,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111011 110110111 111111111000 1111111011 110110111 1101110111 111111111 111110011 110111111 110010011 110111010 1111110111 1000010011 110001110000 011000011 100101100 100001111 10001011 1111010101 1111101110 111110111 1101111110 1111111111 111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; hvad, jeg, og, det are repeated.

    The author used the same word ud at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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