This is an analysis of the poem De Lever Op Igen that begins with:

De lever op igen. Jeg hørte nyligt,
Hvor forhen var saa dødsens stille,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101110 1101111 1111001000 110101 11001100 101101100 10111010 1111100 11111011110 1011011110 11010001110 11000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; og is repeated.

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

  • summary of De Lever Op Igen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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