This is an analysis of the poem Landsoldatens Hjemkomst that begins with:

Det er som en Festdag hver evige Dag,
Vor Landsoldat kommer tilbage....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101101 11001010 111111111 1111011 1111110001 1101101101 11011101 11111010 10101101100 011101111 1101001 111001111 1001110 011111011 11111101 1101100 11100111 10101101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; og, de are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word soldater at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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