This is an analysis of the poem Formastelsen that begins with:

Som det uskyldige, tryllende, himmelske
Smil, paa den blomstrende Skiønnes...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaX XXaX XXXX XXXX XXXb XXXX XXXb XXXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001010 1111010 11011011 1110 1011011010 10111110 111010111 1011 10110111 111010 11011110 11110 111110010 11110010 1011010001 1010 111101101100 111001 1001110010 1110 1110010010 101101 1001111010 10110 111001100 1111 111011010 10110 111110010 1011001 1011010010 1010 10110100110 1010010 1001111110 10110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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