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

Det gamle Kjøbenhavn groer over Volden,
Det kneiser ungt ud mod de aabne Søer,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XaXbcbXccc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,6,7,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101010 110111011 110001110 110111110 01010111 1001000100 11100011110 1111100110 01011000100 0101101000 1101101100 1101111000 11111001110 1111001110 110101100 11001110 11001111110 1111010101 110110001011 11011110 11111100100 11100001 110010101 110001001 010101100 101000111 111101111 111001110 111011101 11000110010 111111011101 11111101111 1101100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words det, her, i, mit are repeated.

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

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

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