This is an analysis of the poem Værtshus that begins with:
Finkel, Mjød og Mumme væk -
Slag i Værtshusbordet;...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaaX XXX bXbXXXXX XXX XXXXXccX XXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,3,8,3,8,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101111 11100 101111 101010 1011 1111 11110111 110101 111111 11111111 11101 1010101 1010 0100101 10101 1011 110 10010111 1011110 111100 1101111 101110 101111 11100 101111 10110 1101 1111 10110111 1111010 11010101 0101111 0101110
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 33
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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, er, d are 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).
The poet repeated the same word re 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 Værtshus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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