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

Vær hilset igen!
Du travende Hest med din flagrende Manke,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXXaXXXbbX cXXddXXc XXXXXXXX XbcXXXXb XXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010 010111101 01101101 011111010 0101110010 11101001 11010 110011111 1100110101 110010111 0101011111 1110 11001011011 11111101110 1001100010 101101101 101011111 101001010 1101101010 11111111 110101110 111111001 110110110 11111110 11110111 0101011011 1101011001 10011111 11011001 101111 11010111 1111011 1011010 1011011 11011010 10010101 11110001 11000111 110111 1001011 111111001 1111010010 11100110 101111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; du, v, til, at, s are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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