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

Jeg véd en pudsig Maade
at fange Bjørne paa;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXXX XXXXXaXa XXXbXXXX XXXXXXXX XXbcXXdX XeXeXcXc XXXXXXXX XXXXXXdX XXXXXXXX XXaXXXXX XXXXXXXX XbXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1111 1010110 11110 1111011 1111 110111 110110 111110 11111 111011 1111 101010 110111 1101110 11111 11111 110101 1101010 111 110011 111 1110111 11100 111010 1110111 111110 1111100 1111 111111 11011 11111 1100100 10111 101101 1111 10111 11111 1011011 111110 110111 111011 110110 110101 101110 11011 111110 111111 1100110 11011 110011 110111 1111000 11110 110110 1111 110110 11111 11110 111100 110111 11011 111011 11001 11101100 011010 10000 011100 11101110 11010 1101110 10010 11011 1111 1110010 11101 1101010 111000 111110 111100 11111 111100 101110 11000 110000 01101 10011100 110101 110110 1111 1110100 11111 11100 011111 110110 101101 111011 110111 11111 11001 110111 1101 110110 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 104
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; paa, den, han are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words der, hvor, den, han are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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