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

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Du kan slet ikke fatte...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXa XXXX XbXb XXXX XXXc XXXd XXcX eXXe XXXf XXXX XeXf eXXa XXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 01111 110010 111111 0111010 110110 1101100 010100 110100 11011 1101110 11011 110111 011101 1100110 110011 111101 101111 1101110 11101101 11110 101000 1101101 1101010 11100 11100 110111 1111000 0101010 111110 110011 1101010 111111 01110 1101010 1101110 1111010 1101110 1101100 111100 1111000 11111 111010 1101110 1101110 1111 1100110 11111 110011 111110 11110 01111
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 96
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; din is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words du, den, din, en are repeated.

    The author used the same word du at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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