This is an analysis of the poem Vergewe En Vergeet that begins with:

Daar het 'n doringboompie
vlak by die pad gestaan, ...

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: XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 111110 11100 1111 1101100 010010 11111 11111 111100 110110 110111 11100 1100101 100100 110111 11011 110110 110110 1111110 110100 11111 110100 111110 11111 111111 11100 1111010 110000 111101 11111 1111110 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Vergewe En Vergeet;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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