This is an analysis of the poem Et Fugleskjul that begins with:

Blandt Kugler og Kanoner
i Arsenalets øde Gaard...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXaXaX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XbXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XaXaXXXX XbXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 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: 11001100 1100001 111000 11111 1011111 110111 11011101 11010 111101 11000100 110011 110101 11001111 11111000 1101101 110001 1101000 111010 1101110 11011 0110111 1111 1111111 100111 101111 111111 111100 111011 101111 111110 1111110 1101110 110011 11011101 1111110 11111 1111100 110111 1111111 1111100 1110010 11010111 111110 110011 1101111 110001 1111111 11111 101110 110111010 1100010 11111 11110111 110111 111011 11001 11101 11111101 1101110 11101 11110111 110101 101011100 11001 11111 1110111 1101111 110101 1111011 111111 111111110 110111 1111 11001111 110111 11111 1011100 1111100 1110110 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; en, og, den are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word han is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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