This is an analysis of the poem For At Være, Som Man Bør that begins with:

For at være, som man bør,
Venner! maa man drikke,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXXXX XXaXXXXX aXXXXXbX bXXXbXbX XXXXcXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 10111 101111 10111 1110001 10111 1110011 10101 111111 1111 111111 11101 1111101 1101 1011001 1011 1011101 101100 111011 110110 101110 1011 111011 11111 111011 11100 1111110 011110 111001 111110 110111 111000 10111 10110 1001110 10010 1001101 111 1011001 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 191
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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; man, er, du, den, drikker are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of For At Være, Som Man Bør;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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