This is an analysis of the poem Narre-Vise that begins with:

Dagen over er Du rig,
driver Aager, fører Krig,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXXAaXX bbXXXXbbAaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010001 101011 11111001 101110111 101011 1010111 1111111 1101011110 1011111 10101111 1110101 0111111111 1010001 1111111 101101111 10011010011 1011101 1111100 11011111 11111111 1011111 1001111 1110101 0111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 387
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; og is repeated.

    The author used the same word dagen at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word selv at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Narre-Vise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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