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

Kokkepigen:
Du lille Nisse med Huen rød,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX X XXXX aaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,1,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1000 011111 01101110 1000 10101111 1111100 11111111 11111111 11111101 110110101 1110111 11111101 11010111 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 88
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines d is repeated).

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

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

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