This is an analysis of the poem I Havestuen that begins with:

Ak, gode Kære, sæt Dem hen og syng mig en Sang,
De andre er i Haven, vi er ene....

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: aXXXX bXXXX aXcXX XcbXc aXbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111111111 0110110101 1111101 1101101 1000111101 1100011111001 11011111100 11111101 111111111 1101001010 1000111101111 11010101010 11011111 11010000 11111101110 1111011111111 1111111 0101001 1101111 011111111 111111001101 110111101 111111111 01111111 1111010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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