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

Mellem det Dybe og Høie
Blev en Luftaand født. Med funklende Øie...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaXXXXXXXXbbXXaXXXXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 111011101 111110011 11001111 11110 1111010111 111111111 1111110001 110111111 11111100 111111100 11111111101 111111 1100010111 11110111 1110111 111111001 1010101101 10111001 11111101 111110101 11101 11011111 1011011101 11011111011 1101100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 985
  • Average number of words per stanza: 195
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Luftaanden;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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