This is an analysis of the poem Blot Genialitet that begins with:

Hvad? Dannelse? Kritik? og Hovedbrud?
Hvortil det alt? — Den store Digter fødes!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXaXXXaXXXbXXXXXbXXXXXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101100 101111101 110101111 111011001 10111101010 11011110 11011111110 101101011 10011110 1010011110 110100010 1100010101 1111111110 111001000 1111111001 1001011111 110111111 111111110 1101101111 11011101 0111111100 1100001111 1001110001 11011011 10001011 111101100 101001011 1111110001 1100111 111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1174
  • Average number of words per stanza: 213
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; og, et are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word hvad is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines rdigt is repeated).

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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