This is an analysis of the poem Naturens Graad that begins with:

„O Menneske, Du Jordens halve Gud,
lad til mit Moderbryst mig ømt Dig trykke!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX aXaX XXXX XXXX bXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001011 1111110011111 101111110110 111011111 110111101 111011101 111111111 111101010100 1110011100 1101011110 1101110011 1100101010 111101111 111111010 110110101 1100101110 10011001 1101111100 110011011 1110101010 10010111 11011111000 11111111 11011111100 110110111 10111111110 111111010 111011010 011110000 11111000 11101101 1111110111 111101111 1001111111 1110010101 111110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; af, en, og are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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