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

'Livets Frihed, Jordens Baand,
Kamp imellem Form og Aand.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme:
  • Stanza lengths (in strings):
  • Closest metre:
  • Сlosest rhyme:
  • Сlosest stanza type:
  • Guessed form:
  • Metre:
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1119
  • Average number of words per stanza: 207
  • Amount of lines: 228
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, s, den, l, en, der, hans, til, det are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words hvad, om, den, dit, og, der are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines i, mpe, le, rd, nker, ie are repeated).

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

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

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